Interactional aspects of violent behaviour on acute psychiatric wards

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 377-388

  Whittington, Richard ^a   Richter, Dirk ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; Aversive stimulation; Double contingency; Interaction; Mental health care

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744463900     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160500255372     Document Type: Article

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