PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bradford, J. M. W.
TI  - The Role of Serotonin in the Future of Forensic Psychiatry
DP  - 1996 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 57--72
VI  - 24
IP  - 1
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/24/1/57.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/24/1/57.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1996 Mar 01; 24
AB  - The role of serotonin in understanding suicidality, violence, impulse disorders, and paraphilias is described and the current state of our knowledge is reviewed. Clinical research in these areas will provide new understanding of behavior that leads to violations of the law. Forensic psychiatrists need to be more aware of these developments, and they must recognize that the uniqueness of their specialty lies in its clinical and research perspectives.