Clinical correlates of irritability, anger, hostility, and aggression in posttraumatic stress disorder.
Nalan ZhanLan ZhangMingliang GongFulei GengPublished in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2023)
The findings support irritability, aggression, anger, and hostility as separate constructs; moreover, irritability, anger, and aggression should be independently measured in PTSD. Our findings also suggest the significance of irritability as a separate hallmark of PTSD and the need to incorporate PTSD dimensions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).