Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent, debilitating and sometimes deadly
consequence of exposure to severe psychological trauma. Although effective treatments …

Many mammalian species, including humans, spend a substantial fraction of their life
sleeping. Sleep deprivation in rats ultimately leads to death, indicating the essential role of …

Antidepressants are one of the most commonly prescribed pharmaceutical classes for the
treatment of psychiatric conditions. They act via modulation of brain monoaminergic …

Context Violent behavior of patients with schizophrenia prolongs hospital stay and interferes
with their integration into the community. Finding appropriate treatment of violent behaviors …

Background In mammals and humans, noradrenaline is a key modulator of aggression.
Octopamine, a closely related biogenic amine, has been proposed to have a similar function …

Objective: To investigate whether docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation was able
to ameliorate attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) symptoms in AD/HD children …

Intraspecific aggression is influenced in numerous animal groups by the previous behavioral
experiences of the competitors. The underlying mechanisms are, however, mostly obscure …

BACKGROUND: Suicidal behavior is often correlated with other-directed aggression, which
is partially mediated by catecholaminergic neurotransmission. Catechol-O …

Aggressive and escape behaviors were analysed in crickets (Orthoptera) treated with either
reserpine, a nonspecific depleter of biogenic amines, or the synthesis inhibitors α …

Historically, research on the neuroendocrinology of aggression has been dominated by the
paradigm that the brain receives sex steroid hormones, such as testosterone (T), from the …