Aggressiveness, family history of alcoholism, and the heart rate response to alcohol intoxication

被引：14

作者：

Assaad, JM

Pihl, RO

Séguin, JR

Nagin, D

Vitaro, F

Carbonneau, R

Tremblay, RE

机构：

[1] McGill Univ, Dept Psychol, Montreal, PQ H3A 1B1, Canada

[2] McGill Univ, Dept Psychiat, Montreal, PQ H3A 1B1, Canada

[3] Univ Montreal, Fac Med, Dept Psychiat, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7, Canada

[4] Univ Montreal, Res Unit Childrens Psychosocial Maladjustment, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7, Canada

[5] Univ Montreal, Dept Criminol, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7, Canada

[6] Univ Montreal, Dept Psychol, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7, Canada

来源：

EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY | 2003年 / 11卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1037/1064-1297.11.2.158

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

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.

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页码：158 / 166

页数：9

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