Predicting self-and other-directed violence among discharged psychiatric patients: The roles of anger and psychopathic traits

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 371-379

  Swogger, M T ^a   Walsh, Z ^b   Homaifar, B Y ^c   Caine, E D ^a,d   Conner, K R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC)   (United States)

^d Canandaigua VA Center of Excellence   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; anger; psychopathy; suicide; violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; AUTOMUTILATION; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGNOSIS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857286687     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291711001243     Document Type: Article

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