Comorbid alcohol addiction increases aggression level in soldiers with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-202

  Zoričić, Zoran ^a   Karlović, Dalibor ^a   Buljan, Danijel ^a   Marušić, Srdan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Aggresion; Alcohol addiction; Croatia; Post traumatic stress disorder; Soldiers; War

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CLOMIPRAMINE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; MAPROTILINE; OXAZEPAM; PAROXETINE; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOLDIER;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; COMBAT DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CROATIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 17344381322     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480310001337     Document Type: Article

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