Do the Spontaneity and Anger and Aggression subscales of the Ward Atmosphere Scale form homogeneous dimensions? A cross-sectional study of 54 wards for psychotic patients

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 118-123

  Rossberg J I ^a   Friis, S ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Mental disorders; Patient satisfaction; Psychiatric department; Psychometrics; Social environment

Indexed keywords

ANGRY AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPONTANEITY AND ANGER AND AGGRESSION SCALE; SPONTANEOUS BEHAVIOR; STAFF ATTITUDE TO EXPRESSED FEELINGS; WARD ATMOSPHERE SCALE;

AGGRESSION; ANGER; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXPRESSED EMOTION; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 0037308131     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2003.02082.x     Document Type: Article

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