Recorded incidents in a high-secure hospital: A descriptive analysis

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 265-276

  Uppal, Gobinderjit ^a   McMurran, Mary ^b  

^a RAMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; VIOLENCE;

DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 70350608180     PISSN: 09579664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbm.741     Document Type: Article

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