Citation

Carmel H, Tanke ED, Yesavage JA. Bull. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law 1991; 19(1): 49-51.

Affiliation

Atascadero Clinical Safety Project, Atascadero State Hospital, CA 93423-7001.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2039846

Abstract

We found an inverse relation between physical aggression by patients and physician staffing--when more physicians were available, physical aggression decreased. Episodes of nonphysical aggression increased with higher levels of psychiatrist staffing, but were not related to general physician staffing.

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