Repetitively assaultive psychiatric patients: Review of published findings, 1978-2001

Psychiatric Quarterly

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 229-237

  Flannery Jr , Raymond B ^a,b,c,d  

^a MA Department of Mental Health   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Department of Mental Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Assaults; Health care safety; Psychiatric patients; Repeat offenders

Indexed keywords

ASSAULT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPULSION; DELINQUENCY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL PATIENT; META ANALYSIS; OFFENDER; PATIENT CARE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX RATIO; VIOLENCE; ADDICTION; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; VICTIM;

AGGRESSION; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0036730766     PISSN: 00332720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016092822271     Document Type: Review

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