2020
Neuroimaging of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Insights into Serotonergic Mechanisms
Lissemore J, Booij L, Leyton M, Gravel P, Sookman D, Nordahl T, Benkelfat C. Neuroimaging of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Insights into Serotonergic Mechanisms. 2020, 457-478. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-57231-0_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsObsessive-compulsive disorderSerotonin synthesis capacityPositron emission tomographyHealthy controlsPET studiesOCD patientsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsMost PET studiesBorderline personality disorderCognitive behavior therapySymptom onsetSerotonergic mechanismsClinical benefitSerotonergic toneSerotonergic alterationsSynthesis capacityEmission tomographySuicide attemptsSerotonin transporterPersonality disorderBehavior therapyGroup differencesDisordersPatients
2010
Brain Serotonin Synthesis in Adult Males Characterized by Physical Aggression during Childhood: A 21-Year Longitudinal Study
Booij L, Tremblay R, Leyton M, Séguin J, Vitaro F, Gravel P, Perreau-Linck E, Lévesque M, Durand F, Diksic M, Turecki G, Benkelfat C. Brain Serotonin Synthesis in Adult Males Characterized by Physical Aggression during Childhood: A 21-Year Longitudinal Study. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e11255. PMID: 20582306, PMCID: PMC2889822, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical aggressionLongitudinal studyHigher physical aggressionLow serotonin neurotransmissionImpulsive aggressive behaviorSubstance abuse disordersEmotional intelligenceComputerized measuresVulnerability traitsVulnerability factorsOrbitofrontal cortexEnvironmental supportGroup differencesAggressionAbuse disordersAggressive behaviorTracer alphaMultiple indicesPlasma tryptophan levelsBrain serotonin synthesisLow trappingPositron emission tomographyCurrent behaviorSerotonin neurotransmissionImpulsivity