Prevention and management of aggression in mental health: An interdisciplinary discussion

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 351-356

  Stubbs, Brendon ^a   Dickens, Geoff ^b  

^a and Research and Education Officer for Chartered   (United Kingdom)

^b St Andrews Healthcare   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Allied health professionals; Mental health; Physical intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 70149097690     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2008.15.8.30819     Document Type: Article

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