The psychological aspects of terrorism: From denial to hyperbole

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 557-562

  Alexander, David A ^a,b   Klein, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CORNHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISASTER; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOGENESIS; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TERRORISM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 29144520709     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.98.12.557     Document Type: Conference Paper

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