Emotional responses of staff to assault in a pediatric state hospital

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 360-368

  Ryan, Eileen P ^a,b   Aaron, Jeffrey ^a   Burnette, Mandi L ^a   Warren, Janet ^a   Burket, Roger ^a   Aaron, Theresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 54949109775     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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