The extended staff observation aggression scale (SOAS-E): Development, presentation and evaluation

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 423-426

  Hallsteinsen, A ^b   Kristensen, M ^a   Dahl, A A ^b   Eilertsen, D E ^c  

^a Security Department   (Norway)

^b AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aggression; Assault; Rating scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031839833     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10026.x     Document Type: Article

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