Anxiety, alcohol intoxication, and aggression

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 357-371

  McMurran, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AGGRESSION; AGGRESSIVENESS; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL MYOPIA; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONDUCT DISORDER; COPING BEHAVIOR; CRIME; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; EXPECTATION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNALIZING DISORDER; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MENTAL STRESS; MYOPIA; NERVOUSNESS; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF CONFIDENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIALIZATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SWEDEN; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 80051488946     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: 20448333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8333.2011.02012.x     Document Type: Article

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