The 12-month prevalence of patient-initiated aggression against psychiatrists: A New Zealand national survey

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-87

  Gale, Christopher ^a   Arroll, Bruce ^b   Coverdale, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; STALKING; THREAT; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STALKING; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VIOLENCE;

EID: 67650066921     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/PM.39.1.f     Document Type: Article

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