Aggression in borderline personality disorder: Evidence for increased risk and clinical predictors

Current Psychiatry Reports

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-69

  Allen, Albert ^a   Links, Paul S ^a,b,c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Assault; Borderline personality disorder; Clinical predictors; Risk factors; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BORDERLINE STATE; CHILD ABUSE; COMORBIDITY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIOLENCE; CRIME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

AGGRESSION; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIME; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84857698569     PISSN: 15233812     EISSN: 15351645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-011-0244-9     Document Type: Review

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