Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 147, Issue 2 , Pages 213-220 , 30 October 2006

Orbitofrontal correlates of aggression and impulsivity in psychiatric patients

  • Ami Sheth Antonucci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Neuropsychology Section, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MA, USA
    • Department of Psychology, Suffolk University, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • David A. Gansler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
    • Department of Psychology, Suffolk University, Boston, MA, USA
    • Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychology, Suffolk University, 41 Temple Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Tel.: +1 617 305 6397; fax: +1 617 367 2924.
    • ,
  • Simon Tan

      Affiliations

    • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Behavioral Neurology Division, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Rafeeque Bhadelia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Sam Patz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Carl Fulwiler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
    • Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA

Received 12 February 2004 ,Revised 25 February 2005 ,Accepted 12 May 2005.

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PII: S0925-4927(06)00046-1

doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2005.05.016

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 147, Issue 2 , Pages 213-220 , 30 October 2006

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