TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Crowding and violent behavior: the influence of patient density on violent and self-harming behaviour at a medium secure unit
JO  - Medicine, science, and the law
A1  - Hardie, T. J.
SP  - 161
EP  - 166
VL  - 39
IS  - 2
N2  - This study examines the influence of patient density (crowding) and number of potential perpetrators on the number of incidents of violence and self-harm at a medium secure unit. Of 2,053 incidents examined over a period of 974 days, 73% were perpetrated by 20% of the patients, the majority by patients identified as potential perpetrators. Increased patient density was not associated with increased risk of violence or self-harm. There was no evidence to suggest that the presence of those identified as potentially violent or self-harming increased the risk of others engaging in such behaviour.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -