Nature, extent, and causes of bullying among personality-disordered patients in a high-secure hospital

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-242

  Ireland, Jane L ^a,b  

^a ASHWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Bullying; Patients; Personality disorder; Secure hospital; Staff

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542542787     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20017     Document Type: Article

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