Aggression and violence : genetic, neurobiological, and biosocial perspectives / edited by David M. Stoff and Robert B. Cairns

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

I. Genetic Perspective. 1. Family and Genetic Epidemiology of Aggressive and Antisocial Behavior / Gregory Carey. 2. The Search for Genetic Alleles Contributing to Self-Destructive and Aggressive Behaviors / David Goldman. 3. Genes, Neurobiology, and Aggression: Time Frames and Functions of Social Behaviors in Adaptation / Jean-Louis Gariepy, Mark H. Lewis and Robert B. Cairns -- II. Neurobiological Perspective. 4. Neurotransmitter Correlates of Impulsive Aggression / Emil F. Coccaro and Richard J. Kavoussi. 5. Serotonin and Glucose Metabolism in Impulsively Violent Alcoholic Offenders / Matti Virkkunen and Markku Linnoila. 6. Role of Serotonin in Aggression of Children and Adolescents: Biochemical and Pharmacological Studies / David M. Stoff and Benedetto Vitiello. 7. Methodologic Issues in the Use of Heart Rate and Heart-Rate Variability in the Study of Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Enrico Mezzacappa, Daniel Kindlon and Felton Earls

Conceived at a time when biological research on aggression and violence was drawn into controversy because of sociopolitical questions about its study, this volume provides an up-to-date account of recent biological studies performed -- mostly on humans. A group of scientists recognized the importance of freedom of inquiry and deemed it vital to address the most promising biological research in the field. The focus on biological mechanisms is not meant to imply that biological variables are paramount as a determinant of violence. Rather, biological variables operate in conjunction with other variables.