Citation

Shah AK, Fineberg NA, James DV. Acta Psychiatr. Scand. 1991; 84(4): 305-309.

Affiliation

St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, United Kingdom.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1746277

Abstract

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.

Language: en