Road rage in Sri Lanka: prevalence and psychiatric distress
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Psychiatric distress among road rage victims and perpetrators.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the relation between psychiatric distress and road rage, paying particular attention to the potential link between psychiatric illness and frequent involvement in serious forms of road rage. METHOD This study reports data on road rage involvement, demographic characteristics, and mental health for a representative sample of 2610 adults in Ontario. The mental health in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ceylon Medical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2386-1274,0009-0875
DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v60i3.8186