Violence, stigma and psychiatric diagnosis: The effects of a history of violence on psychiatric diagnosis

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 254-256

  Clark, Tom ^a   Rowe, Renarta ^a  

^a South Birmingham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED KINGDOM; VIGNETTE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33745781147     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.30.7.254     Document Type: Article

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