Seclusion and the use of antipsychotics in hospitalized psychiatric patients

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 489-495

  Stolker, Joost J ^a,b   Hugenholtz, Gerard W K ^a,b   Heerdink, Eibert R ^b   Nijman, Henk L I ^c,d   Leufkens, Hubert G M ^b   Nolen, Willem A ^e  

^a Altrecht   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c De Kijvelanden Forensic Psychiatric Hospital   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggression; Antipsychotic agents; Mental disorders; Psychiatric hospitals; Social isolation; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744586565     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160500256743     Document Type: Article

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