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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Aggression
Dragica Kozarić-Kovaˇić, Mirjana Grubišić-Ilić, Igor Marinić, Anita Alegić Karin
115 - 125
10.3233/978-1-60750-571-6-115
NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics
Volume 68: Coping with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Returning Troops
Abstract

Aggression and/or impulsivity are frequent characteristics of the patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), even the DSM-IV criteria include “irritability and outbursts of anger” as one of persistent symptoms of increased arousal. In this paper we will review recent theories regarding aggression in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder. Results of our study, with the aim to find the difference in aggression between PTSD patients and patients with other psychiatric diagnoses, will be shown.

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