Assailant and victim behaviors immediately preceding inpatient assault

Psychiatric Quarterly

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 243-256

  Crowner, Martha L ^a,b   Peric, Gordana ^b   Stepcic, Franko ^b   Lee, Seungyeoun ^c  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Applied Mathematics ^*  (United States)

^c Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Inpatient assault; Videocameras; Violence; Violence prediction; Ward management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; OFFENDER; THREAT; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; VIOLENCE;

EID: 21544479138     PISSN: 00332720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11126-005-2977-2     Document Type: Article

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