Characteristics of staff victims of psychiatric patient assaults: Updated review of findings, 1995-2001

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-38

  Flannery Jr , Raymond B ^a  

^a Worcester State Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Assaults; Dementia patients; Long term care; Psychiatric patients; Staff victims

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ASSAULT; DEMENTIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL PATIENT; NURSE; PEER REVIEW; RESIDENT; REVIEW; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 1042300005     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331750401900108     Document Type: Review

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