Aggressive behaviour in an acute general adult psychiatric unit

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 166-168

  El Badri, Selim M ^a   Mellsop, Graham ^b  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN AREA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33646423868     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.30.5.166     Document Type: Article

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