Violence in hospitalized psychiatric patients: Diurnal and seasonal patterns

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 199-204

  Kaplan, Zeev ^a   Schild, Klara ^b   Levine, Joseph ^a,c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Affective disorder; Circannual rhythm; Photoperiod; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOIDISM; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0029922463     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1781(96)02803-X     Document Type: Article

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