Psychiatric Distress among Road Rage Victims and Perpetrators

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 681-688

  Smart, Reginald G ^a   Asbridge, Mark ^b   Mann, Robert E ^a,c   Adlaf, Edward M ^a,c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Psychiatric distress; Road rage; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRIVER; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; OFFENDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAGE; ROAD RAGE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0348134927     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370304801007     Document Type: Article

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