Cocaine and aggressive behavior: neurobiological and clinical perspectives.
Irritability, angry affect, and aggressive behavior are commonly associated with cocaine abuse. The authors describe neurobiological mechanisms that may explain this association. They also recommend guidelines for the assessment and treatment of patients who display cocaine-related aggressive activity.
Yudofsky
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
Silver
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Hales
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D000374:Aggression / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000523:psychology; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects; D003042:Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014754:Violence
D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D003042:Cocaine