Pharmacological manipulation of aggressiveness and impulsiveness in healthy volunteers.
1. Pharmacological treatments used to control disruptive and aggressive behaviour in patient groups are discussed. 2. Techniques developed to elicit aggression in human volunteers in the laboratory are outlined. 3. Pharmacological manipulations tested on these techniques are described and both their relevance to the clinic and directions for future work are discussed.
Bond
A J
AJ
Department of Psychiatry, University of London, U.K.
D000374:Aggression / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000494:pharmacology*
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs