Violence risk assessment in psychiatric patients in China: A systematic review

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 33-45

  Zhou, Jiansong ^a   Witt, Katrina ^b   Xiang, Yutao ^c   Zhu, Xiaomin ^a   Wang, Xiaoping ^a   Fazel, Seena ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Macau   (Macao)

Author keywords

China; prediction; risk assessment; systematic review; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MENTAL PATIENT; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH PRIORITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIOLENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGGRESSION; CHINA; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84952065140     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867415585580     Document Type: Review

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