Aggression and Violence (Hardcover)

Contents: Introduction. Part I: Genetic Perspective. G. Carey, Family and Genetic Epidemiology of Aggressive and Antisocial Behavior. D. Goldman, The Search for Genetic Alleles Contributing to Self-Destructive and Aggressive Behaviors. J-L. Gariépy, M.H. Lewis, R.B. Cairns, Genes, Neurobiology and Aggression: Time Frames and Functions of Social Behaviors in Adaptation. Part II: Neurobiological Perspective. E.F. Coccaro, R.J. Kavoussi, Neurotransmitter Correlates of Impulsive Aggression. M. Virkkunen, M. Linnoila, Serotonin and Glucose Metabolism in Impulsively Violent Alcoholic Offenders. D.M. Stoff, B. Vitiello, Role of Serotonin in Aggression of Children and Adolescents: Biochemical and Pharmacological Studies. E. Mezzacappa, D. Kindlon, F. Earls, Methodologic Issues in the Use of Heart Rate and Heart-Rate Variability in the Study of Disruptive Behavior Disorders. A. Raine, Autonomic Nervous System Activity and Violence. A. Convit, R. Douyon, K.F. Yates, G. Smith, P. Czobor, J. de Asis, J. Vitrai, L. Camus, J. Volavka, Frontotemporal Abnormalities and Violent Behavior. A. Raine, M.S. Buchsbaum, Violence, Brain Imaging, and Neuropsychology. P.F. Goyer, W.E. Semple, PET Studies of Aggression in Personality Disorder and Other Nonpsychotic Patients. H.M.T. Barros, K.A. Miczek, Neurobiological and Behavioral Characteristics of Alcohol-Heightened Aggression. Part III: Biosocial Perspective. E.J. Susman, B.K. Worrall, E. Murowchick, C.A. Frobose, J.E. Schwab, Experience and Neuroendocrine Parameters of Development: Aggressive Behavior and Competencies. D. Magnusson, The Patterning of Antisocial Behavior and Autonomic Reactivity. K.E. Hood, Intractable Tangles of Sex and Gender in Women's Aggressive Development: An Optimistic View. R.B. Cairns, D.M. Stoff, Conclusion: A Synthesis of Studies on the Biology of Aggression and Violence.