The impact of interpersonal style on aggression and treatment non-completion in patients with personality disorder admitted to a medium secure psychiatric unit

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 481-492

  Daffern, Michael ^a,b,c   Duggan, Conor ^b   Huband, Nick ^d   Thomas, Stuart ^a,c  

^a VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Interpersonal style; Treatment non completion

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549116882     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160801948717     Document Type: Article

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