Risk factors for violence among long-term psychiatric in-patients: A comparison between violent and non-violent patients

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 366-375

  Kruger C ^a   Rosema, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Inpatients; Mental disorders; Risk factors; South Africa; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; VERBAL HOSTILITY; VIOLENCE;

FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 78651230933     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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