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Violence among psychiatric inpatients
Author(s) -
Shah A. K.,
Fineberg N. A.,
James D. V.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1991.tb03149.x
Subject(s) - psychiatry , poison control , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , psychology , occupational safety and health , medicine , medical emergency , pathology
A considerable body of evidence suggests increasing levels of violence among psychiatric inpatients. The literature on the subject is reviewed, highlighting correlates of violence among psychiatric patients and methodological flaws in the published literature. Improvement in the definition of violence and the methodology as well as future areas of research are discussed.