Predicting short-term institutional aggression in forensic patients: A multi-trait method for understanding subtypes of aggression

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 308-319

  Vitacco, Michael J ^a   Van Rybroek, Gregory J ^a   Rogstad, Jill E ^b   Yahr, Laura E ^c   Tomony, James D ^a   Saewert, Emily ^a  

^a Mendota Mental Health Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Institutional aggression; Prediction; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOPATHY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FORECASTING; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049120071     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-008-9155-7     Document Type: Article

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