Subtypes of aggression and their relevance to child psychiatry

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 307-315

  Vitiello, Benedetto ^a   Stoff, David M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; children; subtypes

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGGRESSION; ANGER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEAR; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0031035399     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199703000-00008     Document Type: Article

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