Factors relevant to patient assaultive behavior and assault in acute inpatient psychiatric units in Taiwan

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 187-195

  Chou, Kuei Ru ^a   Lu, Ru Band ^b   Mao, Wei Chung ^c  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASSAULT; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL PATIENT; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SMOKING; TAIWAN; TRAINING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0036673184     PISSN: 08839417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apnu.2002.34394     Document Type: Review

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