Aggressive behaviour in adolescent psychiatric settings: What are risk factors, possible interventions and implications for nursing practice? A literature review

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 661-669

  Hage, S ^a,b   Van Meijel, B ^a   Fluttert, F ^c   Berden, G F M G ^b  

^a INHOLLAND UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b Triversum   (Netherlands)

^c Forensic Psychiatric Centre Dr S van Mesdag   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggression; Child and adolescent; Nursing; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PEER GROUP; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGGRESSION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MASSAGE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 68849094310     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2009.01454.x     Document Type: Article

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