Characteristics of violent behaviour in acute psychiatric in-patients: A 5-year Italian study

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 273-279

  Grassi, Luigi ^a,b   Peron, Luana ^b   Marangoni, Claudio ^b   Zanchi, Pierluigi ^a,b   Vanni, Adello ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b Local Health Agency   (Italy)

Author keywords

General hospital psychiatric units; Psychiatric in patients; Violent behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0034812774     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2001.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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