Drugs and aggression readily mix; So what now?

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 44, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 1188-1203

  Pihl, Robert O ^a   Sutton, Rachel ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Alcohol; Interventions; Literature review; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

NALTREXONE;

AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG INTOXICATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 72149087668     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080902959884     Document Type: Review

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