Aggressive incidents on a psychiatric intensive care unit

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 455-458

  Cohen, Dermot P ^a   Akhtar, Mohammed Saleem ^a   Siddiqui, Adeel ^a   Shelley, Cathy ^a   Larkin, Conal ^a   Kinsella, Anthony ^a   O'Callaghan, Eadbhard ^b   Lane, Abbie ^a  

^a St John of God Hospitaller Services Ireland   (Ireland)

^b Cluain Mhuire Family Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTROSPECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAFF OBSERVED AGGRESSION SCALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

EID: 57649211708     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.107.015412     Document Type: Article

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