A prospective study of assault against staff by youths in a state psychiatric hospital

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 665-670

  Ryan, Eileen P ^a,b   Hart, Virginia Sparrow ^d   Messick, Deborah L ^c   Aaron, Jeffrey ^a,c   Burnette, Mandi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c Carolinas Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^d CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CONCUSSION; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JUSTICE; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PAIN; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE; VIRGINIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 2642527004     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.665     Document Type: Article

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