Serotonin and impulsive aggression

• Published in: CNS spectrums Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 295 - 302
• Main Authors: Coccaro, Emil F., Fanning, Jennifer R., Phan, K. Luan, Lee, Royce
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.06.2015
• Subjects: Aggression - physiology; Aggressiveness; Antisocial personality disorder; Binding sites; Blood platelets; Humans; Impulsive Behavior - drug effects; Impulsivity; Laboratories; Personality traits; Review Articles; Self destructive behavior; Serotonin; Serotonin - physiology; Serotonin Agents - therapeutic use; Suicidal behavior; Suicidal Ideation; Suicides & suicide attempts; serotonin; receptors; Aggression; neurotransmitters; neuroimaging
• ISSN: 1092-8529; 2165-6509
• DOI: 10.1017/S1092852915000310

Aggression is a behavior with evolutionary origins, but is often both destructive and maladaptive in today’s society. Research over the past several decades has confirmed the involvement of neurotransmitter function in aggressive behavior. This research has centered around the “serotonin hypothesis....