Characteristics of aggression in a German psychiatric hospital and predictors of patients at risk

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-99

  Ketelsen, R ^a   Zechert, C ^a   Driessen, M ^a,b,c   Schulz, M ^a  

^a EVANGELISCHES KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; Characteristics; Prediction; Prevalence; Psychiatric inpatients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846334521     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01049.x     Document Type: Article

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