[Aggression and autoaggression].

T Steinert; M Wolfersdorf

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[Aggression and autoaggression].

T Steinert·M Wolfersdorf

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This paper attempts to describe the relationship between violence and suicidality according to phenomenological, biological and psychodynamic aspects. In bringing together these aspects a model of human aggressive behaviour is represented.

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Aggression Brain Humans Mental Disorders Psychoanalytic Theory Self-Injurious Behavior Serotonin Suicide English Abstract Journal Article Review

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T Steinert, M Wolfersdorf. 1993. [Aggression and autoaggression].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8378472/

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