Evaluation of anger management groups in a high-security hospital

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 356-371

  Wilson, Claire ^a   Gandolfi, Stacy ^b   Dudley, Alison ^a   Thomas, Brian ^a   Tapp, James ^a   Moore, Estelle ^a  

^a BROADMOOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b London Probation Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANGER; ANGER MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH SECURITY MENTAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OFFENDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROVOCATION; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CRIMINALS; ENGLAND; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84890117515     PISSN: 09579664     EISSN: 14712857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbm.1873     Document Type: Article

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