Physical Violence During Mandatory Psychiatric Treatment: Prevalence and Patient Characteristics

This study explores variables that predict physical violence in 614 (forensic) psychiatric inpatients. All violent incidents that occurred in a Dutch forensic psychiatric hospital between 2014 and 2019 (N = 3,713) were coded with the Modified Overt Aggression Scale+ based on daily hospital reports a...

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Main Author: Verstegen, Nienke (Author)
Contributors: Nijman, Henk ; Didden, Robert ; Huitema, Anneloes ; Vogel, Vivienne de
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2020, Volume: 47, Issue: 7, Pages: 771-789
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Forensic psychiatry
inpatients
Physical violence
Prevalence
Self-injurious behavior