TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Chronic nonmalignant pain and violent behavior
JO  - Current pain and headache reports
A1  - Bruns, Daniel
A1  - Disorbio, John Mark
A1  - Hanks, Richard
SP  - 127
EP  - 132
VL  - 7
IS  - 2
N2  - Research suggests that violence has entered the medical setting to a remarkable degree, causing medical professionals to be at the highest risk for becoming the victims of assaults and violent acts. This article reviews general theories of aggression and research on these theories, and uses them to assess risk factors in patients with chronic pain. There are data to suggest that pain may increase the risk of aggressiveness in some patients. However, it may decrease the risk in others paradoxically. The research available underscores the need for evaluating patients with pain for the risk of violent or aggressive behavior; specific recommendations are made in this regard.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1531-3433
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -