Psychiatry Research
Volume 119, Issue 3 , Pages 205-216 , 1 August 2003

Familial correlates of central serotonin function in children with disruptive behavior disorders

  • Jeffrey M. Halperin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Queens College of CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11367, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-718-997-3254; fax: +1-718-997-3257
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  • Kurt P. Schulz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
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  • Kathleen E. McKay

      Affiliations

    • Westchester Jewish Community Services, Hartsdale, NY 10530, USA
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  • Vanshdeep Sharma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
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  • Jeffrey H. Newcorn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA

Received 12 September 2002 ,Revised 30 April 2003 ,Accepted 16 May 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S0165-1781(03)00136-7

Psychiatry Research
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