Antisocial personality disorder and alcohol-induced aggression

F. Gerard Moeller; Donald M. Dougherty; Scott D. Lane; Joel L. Steinberg; Don R. Cherek

doi:10.1097/00000374-199812000-00003

Antisocial personality disorder and alcohol-induced aggression

F. Gerard Moeller, Donald M. Dougherty, Scott D. Lane, Joel L. Steinberg, Don R. Cherek

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This study compared the effects of alcohol on aggressive responding between subjects with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and subjects without ASPD. Eighteen alcohol drinking subjects (10 subjects without ASPD and 8 subjects with ASPD) underwent testing on a laboratory measure of aggression, the Point Subtraction Aggression Paradigm, after consumption of placebo and three doses of alcohol (0.25 g/kg, 0.5 g/kg, and 1.0 g/kg). There was a significant difference in the effect of alcohol on aggressive responding on the Point Subtraction Aggression Paradigm between subjects with ASPD and subjects without ASPD. Subjects with ASPD had a greater increase in aggressive responding after alcohol, compared with non-ASPD subjects. There was no difference between the two groups in the effect of alcohol on monetary-reinforced responding.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1898-1902
Number of pages	5
Journal	Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
Volume	22
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00000374-199812000-00003
State	Published - Dec 1998
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aggression
Alcohol
Antisocial Personality Disorder

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine (miscellaneous)
Toxicology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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