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Aggressiveness, family history of alcoholism, and the heart rate response to alcohol intoxication.
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Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology [Exp Clin Psychopharmacol] 2003 May; Vol. 11 (2), pp. 158-66. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- Some sons of male alcoholics (SOMAs) are characterized by an increased heart rate (HR) response to alcohol intoxication, which is thought to reflect increased sensitivity to alcohol-induced reward. Such a response has also been related to increased physical aggression. However, the confounding effect of aggression in SOMAs may be obscuring the interpretation of these findings. The HR response to alcohol was therefore assessed in 4 groups: high/low aggressive SOMAs and high/low aggressive non-SOMAs. Results indicate that aggressive SOMAs had the highest intoxicated HR response and that they reported the most alcohol consumption. This suggests that in some cases the high comorbidity between alcohol misuse and aggression is related to an increased sensitivity to alcohol-induced reward.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Aggression physiology
Alcohol Drinking blood
Alcohol Drinking psychology
Alcoholic Intoxication blood
Alcoholism blood
Analysis of Variance
Child
Female
Heart Rate physiology
Humans
Male
Aggression psychology
Alcoholic Intoxication psychology
Alcoholism psychology
Heart Rate drug effects
Surveys and Questionnaires
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1064-1297
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12755460
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1037/1064-1297.11.2.158