Psychiatric assessment of aggressive patients: A violent attack on a resident

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 253-259

  Antonius, Daniel ^a   Fuchs, Lara ^a   Herbert, Farah ^a   Kwon, Joe ^a   Fried, Joanna L ^a   Burton, Paul R S ^a   Straka, Tara ^a   Levin, ZE'Ev ^a   Caligor, Eve ^a   Malaspina, Dolores ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ASSAULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; COMORBIDITY; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FIRESETTING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PRISONERS; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77649126596     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09010063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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