The Behavioral Dyscontrol Scale as a predictor of aggression against self or others in psychogeriatric inpatients

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 487-494

  Suchy, Yana ^a,b,c   Bolger, John ^a  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c EVANSTON HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTION;

EID: 0033512015     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/1385-4046(199911)13:04;1-Y;FT487     Document Type: Article

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