Aggression in a high secure hospital: Staff and patient attitudes

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 296-304

  Pulsford, D ^a   Crumpton, A ^b   Baker, A ^c   Wilkins, T ^c   Wright, K ^a   Duxbury, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b MersyCare NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c ASHWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Forensic; Nursing; Seclusion and restraint; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84875278084     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2012.01908.x     Document Type: Article

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