Piloting a ward anger rating scale for older adults with mental health problems

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 467-479

  Taylor, John L ^a,d   DuQueno, Lindsey ^b   Novaco, Raymond W ^c  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Northgate Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anger; Assessment; Health; Mental; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ANGER RATING SCALE; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WARD;

EID: 4944258184     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135246580400164X     Document Type: Article

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