Olfactory identification dysfunction, aggression and impulsivity in war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 523-531

  Dileo, J F ^a   Brewer, W J ^a,c   Hopwood, M ^a   Anderson, V ^b   Creamer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c ORYGEN RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Impulsivity; Olfactory identification; Post traumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; ORBITAL CORTEX; OUTPATIENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; SELF REPORT; SMELLING DISORDER; VETERAN;

AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; COMBAT DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OLFACTION DISORDERS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TEMPORAL LOBE; VETERANS;

EID: 40449092696     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291707001456     Document Type: Article

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