The association between the harm avoidance subscale of the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire and serotonin transporter availability in the brainstem of male volunteers
Received 16 October 2008; received in revised form 13 August 2009; accepted 17 October 2009.
Abstract
The relationship between harm avoidance scores of the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire and serotonin transporter availability, as approximated using single photon emission computed tomography with [123I] ADAM, was examined. Our results showed a significant negative correlation between the harm avoidance total score, as well as the asthenia subscore, and serotonin transporter availability, particularly in males.
cDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
dDepartment of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
Correspondent author. Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan 70428, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 6 235 3535x5213; fax: +886 6 275 9259.
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