Conflict and containment events in inpatient psychiatric units

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 15-16, 2012, Pages 2306-2315

  Ross, Jamie ^a   Bowers, Len ^a   Stewart, Duncan ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Conflict; Containment; Inpatient; Nurses; Nursing; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84864008969     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04073.x     Document Type: Article

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