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Understanding and Preventing Violence, Volume 2 Biobehavioral Influences (1994) / Chapter Skim
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... {1) The suppression of aggressive behavior is most reliable when lithium is given chror~ical~y such as in drinking water or food.
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... 1 - / ~ ~ -- - - - ~ -- ~ -I -~ behavior by isolated mice; threats and attacks by resident mice, hamsters, or fish toward an intruder; defensive responses to noxious stimuli; and irritability due to brain injury See Table 9A; e.g., Weischer, 1969; Sheard, 1973; Eichelman et al., 1977; OehIer et al., 1985al. However, other types of aggressive behavior, such as maternal aggression and predatory killing, remain unaltered by lithium, even when given chronically {e.g., Brain and Al-MaTiki, 1979~.
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  • aggressive behavior
  • isolated mice
  • antiaggressive effects
  • violent behavior
  • low doses

  • laboratory rats
  • maternal aggression
  • defensive responses
  • drinking water
  • assaultive behavior

  • animal preparations
  • verbal hostility
  • paradoxical rage


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