Characteristics of psychiatric inpatients who stalk, threaten, or harass hospital staff after discharge

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 155, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1102-1105

  Sandberg, David A ^a   McNiel, Dale E ^a,b   Binder, Renée L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; FEAR; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; MENTAL PATIENT; PARANOIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031824127     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.155.8.1102     Document Type: Article

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