A Study of Aggressive and Violent Behaviour among a Group of Psychiatric in-Patients
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Medicine, Science and the Law
- Vol. 18 (1) , 66-69
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002580247801800113
Abstract
A study of aggressive and violent behaviour among psychiatric patients in four acute or sub-acute wards of a large mental hospital over a nine month period is described. It was found that most aggressive and violent behaviour was of a minor nature and was perpetrated by a minority of patients who repeatedly behaved in this fashion. The relevance of these findings for future research is discussed.Keywords
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