An audit of violent incidents in a drug treatment centre

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-33

  Fahy, Sabina ^a   Browne, Roy ^b   Sloan, Darina ^c   Keating, Shay ^d   O'Connor, John ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b St Davnet's Hospital   (Ireland)

^c St Ita's Hospital   (Ireland)

^d Trinity Court   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Drug treatment centre; Violence

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PREVALENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0034069098     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700004031     Document Type: Article

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