Reducing reactive aggression by lowering coping demands and boosting regulation: Five key staff behaviors

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 211-219

  Delaney, Kathleen R ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention control; Coping demand; Emotional regulation; Impulsive aggression; Inpatient psychiatric nursing; Inpatient treatment; Reactive aggression; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 79955717168     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2009.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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