%0 Journal Article
%T Neurotransmitter dysfunction in patients with borderline personality disorder
%J Psychiatric clinics of North America
%D 2000
%A Gurvits, I. G.
%A Koenigsberg, H. W.
%A Siever, Larry J.
%V 23
%N 1
%P 27-40, vi
%X Neurotransmitter system dysfunction may contribute to the borderline personality disorder traits of impulsive aggression and affective instability. This article reviews evidence from neurochemical assays, receptor-density studies, neuroendocrine-challenge paradigms, functional neuroimaging studies, and candidate-gene research, which converge to identify particular neurotransmitter systems that seem to be dysregulated in patients with borderline personality disorder.<p /><p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0193-953X
%U http://dx.doi.org/