作者: Alan S. Unis , Edwin H. Cook , Jennifer G. Vincent , Diane K. Gjerde , Bruce D. Perry
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(96)00465-9
关键词: Social skills 、 Psychiatry 、 Standardized test 、 Juvenile delinquency 、 Aggression 、 Impulsivity 、 Conduct disorder 、 Serotonergic 、 Whole blood 、 Psychology
摘要: Dysregulation of serotonergic function has been associated with aggression in several studies involving children, adolescents, and adults. This study investigated the relationship platelet measures to conduct disorder type, severity aggression, social skills impairment. Standardized assessments diagnosis, impulsivity, were obtained from 43 male adolescents (ages 13–17) incarcerated at an involuntary residential treatment facility for juvenile offenders. Blood samples collected assayed whole blood serotonin (5-HT) [ 3 H]-paroxetine-labeled 5-HT-transporter binding. Whole 5-HT was higher disorder, childhood type than subjects adolescent type. positively correlated violence rating current offense total points, staff ratings Our findings are consistent a between dysregulation aggressive behavior boys particularly onset.