The psychophsiology of aggressive drivers: Comparison to non-aggressive drivers and pre- to post-treatment change following a cognitive-behavioural treatment

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1055-1067

  Galovski, Tara E ^a   Blanchard, Edward B ^a   Malta, Loretta S ^a   Freidenberg, Brian M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Aggressive driving; Anger; Psychophysiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL LAW; DRIVER; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKIN CONDUCTANCE;

EID: 0043123098     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(02)00242-5     Document Type: Article

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