Depression as a risk marker for aggression: A critical review

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 310-319

  Dutton, Donald G ^a   Karakanta, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Depression; Impulsivity

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANGER; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SPOUSAL AGGRESSION; SPOUSAL HOMICIDE; SUICIDE; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

EID: 84873717678     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2012.12.002     Document Type: Review

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