Involuntary out-patient commitment and reduction of violent behaviour in persons with severe mental illness

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 176, Issue APR., 2000, Pages 324-331

  Swanson, Jeffrey W ^a   Swartz, Marvin S ^a   Borum, Randy ^a   Hiday, Virginia A ^a   Wagner, H Ryan ^a   Burns, Barbara J ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOSIS; RELAPSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033625724     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.176.4.324     Document Type: Article

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