Predictors of aggression on the psychiatric inpatient service: Self-esteem, narcissism, and theory of mind deficits

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 436-442

  Goldberg, Brett R ^a   Serper, Mark R ^a,b   Sheets, Michelle ^a   Beech, Danielle ^a   Dill, Charles ^a   Duffy, Kristine G ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Narcissism; Schizophrenia; Self esteem; Self serving bias; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION; SELF ESTEEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NARCISSISM; PROBABILITY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34248589906     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000253748.47641.99     Document Type: Article

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