The catecholamine neurotransmitter precursor tyrosine increases anger during exposure to severe psychological stress

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 232, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 943-951

  Lieberman, Harris R ^a   Thompson, Lauren A ^a   Caruso, Christina M ^a   Niro, Philip J ^a   Mahoney, Caroline R ^b   McClung, James P ^a   Caron, Gregory R ^c  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Cognitive Sciences US Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center ^*  (United States)

^c SERE EAST Center for Security Forces   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Cortisol; Dopamine; Interrogation; Military; Mood; Norepinephrine; SERE

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO; TYROSINE;

ADULT; AGE; ANGER; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMOTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MILITARY SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROFILE OF MOOD STATES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TENSION; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; VIGOR; WORK EXPERIENCE; AFFECT; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANGER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TYROSINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922826526     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-014-3727-7     Document Type: Article

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