Brief rating of aggression by children and adolescents (BRACHA): Development of a tool for assessing risk of inpatients' aggressive behavior

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 170-179

  Barzman, Drew H ^a   Brackenbury, Lauren ^f   Sonnier, Loretta ^b   Schnell, Beverly ^c   Cassedy, Amy ^d   Salisbury, Shelia ^c   Sorter, Michael ^e   Mossman, Douglas ^g  

^a Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry Service   (United States)

^b Child Adolescent Psychiatrist   (United States)

^c Biostatisticians II   (United States)

^d Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics   (United States)

^e CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f REED COLLEGE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; OHIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC;

EID: 79959424087     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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