ROAD RAGE: What's driving it?

Psychiatry (Edgemont)

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 14-18

  Sansone, Randy A ^a,b   Sansone, Lori A ^c  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KETTERING MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Borderline personality; Drug abuse; Reckless driving; Road rage

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CAR DRIVING; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; RAGE; SEX RATIO; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 77956115993     PISSN: 15505952     EISSN: 15555194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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