Relationship between aggression, interpersonal style, and therapeutic alliance during short-term psychiatric hospitalization

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-29

  Cookson, Amy ^a   Daffern, Michael ^a,c   Foley, Fiona ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre   (Australia)

^c VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Interpersonal style; Therapeutic alliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PERSONALITY TEST; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; COERCION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855399622     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2011.00764.x     Document Type: Article

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