Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is diagnosed broadly on the basis of frequent and
persistent angry or irritable mood, argumentativeness/defiance, and vindictiveness. Since its …

Aggressive behavior has both genetic and environmental components. Many association
studies have been performed to identify genetic factors underlying aggressive behaviors in …

This article introduces a novel hypothesis regarding amygdala function in psychopathy. The
first part of this article introduces the concept of psychopathy and describes the main …

The notion that antisocial behavior reflects failures of empathy has a long history in the
clinical literature, yet only recently has evidence emerged to support neuroscientific …

Since its theoretical inception, psychopathy has been considered by philosophers,
clinicians, theorists, and empirical researchers to be substantially and critically explained by …

Aggressive behaviors have become a major public health problem, and early-onset
aggression can lead to outcomes such as substance abuse, antisocial personality disorder …

Background The serotonin system is thought to play a role in the aetiology of antisocial and
aggressive behaviour in both adults and children however previous findings have been …

Background With the increased knowledge of biological risk factors, interest in including this
information in forensic assessments is growing. Currently, forensic assessments are …

Aggressive behavior exerts an enormous impact on society remaining among the main
causes of worldwide premature death. Effective primary interventions, relying on predictive …

While suicidal behavior is frequently accompanied by serotonergic system alterations,
specific associations with genetic variation in the serotonin 2A receptor (HTR2A) gene have …