Citation

Yudofsky SC, Silver JM, Jackson W, Endicott J, Williams D. Am. J. Psychiatry 1986; 143(1): 35-39.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1986, American Psychiatric Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3942284

Abstract

The authors describe the design and reliability of a rating scale that measures aggressive behaviors in adults and children. On the Overt Aggression Scale (OAS), aggression is divided into four categories: verbal aggression, physical aggression against objects, physical aggression against self, and physical aggression against others. In addition, specific interventions related to each aggressive event can be recorded on the OAS. The clinical and research applications of this scale are discussed.

Language: en