Psychologists’ and psychiatrists’ perceptions of the dangerous client

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 207-215

  McMahon, M ^a   Knowles, A ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL PATIENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031406277     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218719709524911     Document Type: Article

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