Should severely disturbed psychiatric patients be distributed or concentrated in specialized wards? An empirical study on the effects of hospital organization on ward atmosphere, aggressive behavior, and sexual molestation

European Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 291-297

  Gebhardt, R P ^a   Steinert, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Internal sectorisation; Severely disturbed patients; Sex integration policy; Sexual molestation; Ward atmosphere; Ward opening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIALIZATION; WARD;

EID: 0033200795     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(99)00168-6     Document Type: Article

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