RT Journal
A1 Payer DE, Lieberman MD, London ED
T1 NEural correlates of affect processing and aggression in methamphetamine dependence
JF Archives of General Psychiatry
JO Archives of General Psychiatry
YR 2011
FD March 7
VO 68
IS 3
SP 271
OP 282
DO 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2010.154
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2010.154
AB 
Methamphetamine (MA) abuse is associated with a propensity for irritability, hostility, and aggression, resulting in high rates of interpersonal violence, emergency department/trauma center visits, assault, weapons charges,1- 9 and, ultimately, public health and safety burdens.10- 11 Despite the frequent co-occurrence of aggression with MA abuse,12- 14 however, the nature of their relationship remains debated.15- 17 Few laboratory studies have evaluated socioemotional function in MA-dependent individuals,18- 19 and only 1 has directly assessed aggression.20 The aim of this study, therefore, was to delineate possible relationships between brain function, emotion processing, and aggression in individuals who abuse MA.