Randomised controlled trials relevant to aggressive and violent people, 1955-2000: A survey

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 186, Issue MAR., 2005, Pages 185-189

  Cure, Sharon ^a   Chua, Wan Lian ^b   Duggan, Lorna ^c   Adams, Clive ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST ANDREW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSIVENESS; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIOLENCE; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 14844331492     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.186.3.185     Document Type: Review

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