title: Methylphenidate in the treatment of aggression in two patients with antisocial personality disorder.
abstract: Two hospitalized patients with antisocial personality disorder (by DSM-III) and histories of childhood attention deficit disorder became less aggressive during trials of methylphenidate. The authors suggest a link between the childhood disorder and one subgroup of antisocial personality disorder.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000187:drug effects*; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008774:Methylphenidate / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D008774:Methylphenidate