Assaultive behavior in state psychiatric hospitals: Differences between forensic and nonforensic patients

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 857-874

  Linhorst, Donald M ^a   Scott, Lisa Parker ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b St Louis Psychiat Rehab Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Assaultive behavior; Forensic patients; State hospitals; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI;

EID: 3242734224     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260504266883     Document Type: Article

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