Effects of trauma exposure on anger, aggression, and violence in a nonclinical sample of men

Violence and Victims

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 589-598

  Jakupcak, Matthew ^a,c   Tull, Matthew T ^b  

^a Puget Sound Health Care System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anger; Hostility; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 26844539634     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.2005.20.5.589     Document Type: Article

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