Workplace violence: An overview of patterns of risk and the emotional/stress consequences on targets

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 327-339

  Mayhew, Claire ^a   Chappell, Duncan ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BULLYING; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THREAT; VERBAL HOSTILITY; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; AUSTRALIA; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34848812790     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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