Patients’ experience of violence within mental health systems: The need for further research

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 180-186

  Kumar, Shailesh ^a   Thomas, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WITNESS;

EID: 0035718962     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218710109525018     Document Type: Article

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