Individual characteristics predisposing patients to aggression in a forensic psychiatric hospital

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 729-746

  Daffern, Michael ^a,b,c,f   Howells, Kevin ^b,d,e   Ogloff, James ^a,c   Lee, Joseph ^a  

^a VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d RAMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^f Thomas Embling Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Forensic; Individual characteristics; Inpatient; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THOUGHT DISORDER; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 29244449852     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940500345595     Document Type: Article

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