Traumatic origins of intimate rage

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 431-447

  Dutton, Donald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Spouse assault; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERING; CHILDHOOD; COMPULSION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAGE; SOCIAL LEARNING; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 0033066955     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-1789(98)00027-5     Document Type: Article

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