Risk factors for aggressive behavior among psychiatric inpatients

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1305-1307

  Chang, Jung Chen ^a   Lee, Chau Shoun ^b,c  

^a CHING KUO INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c LOTUNG POH AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NURSING STAFF; ONSET AGE; OVERT AGGRESSION SCALE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGGRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; VIOLENCE;

EID: 7444256549     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.55.11.1305     Document Type: Article

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