Situational variables related to aggression in institutional settings

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 792-796

  Welsh, Elena ^a   Bader, Shannon ^a   Evans, Sean E ^b  

^a PATTON STATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Inpatient; Psychiatric patients

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSIVENESS; CROWDING (AREA); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STAFF TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84887135354     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2013.10.003     Document Type: Review

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