Violence against psychiatrists by patients: Survey in a London mental health trust

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 371-374

  Dhumad, Saleh ^a   Wijeratine, Anusha ^b   Treasaden, Ian ^c  

^a Department of Substance Misuse   (United Kingdom)

^b Hertfordshire NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c WEST LONDON MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 35248835019     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.106.012815     Document Type: Article

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