Psychiatric In-Patient Violence: Issues of English Law and Discipline within Hospitals
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Medicine, Science and the Law
- Vol. 35 (1) , 53-56
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002580249503500111
Abstract
There has been a considerable increase in the number of publications about psychiatric patient violence, perhaps indicating an increase in violence or an increase in staff anxiety about assault. Missing from the debate are issues of law and ward discipline and these are discussed here.Keywords
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