Aggressive behaviour in the high-secure forensic setting: The perceptions of patients

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-25

  Meehan, T ^a   McIntosh, W ^b   Bergen, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Southern Zone Mental Health Education Services

^c QUEENSLAND CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Focus groups; High security; Patient perceptions; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOREDOM; CONFLICT; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRISONER; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOREDOM; CAUSALITY; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEGATIVISM; NEGOTIATING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRISONERS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33644982806     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.00906.x     Document Type: Article

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