Citation

Pearson M, Wilmot E, Padi M. Br. J. Psychiatry 1986; 149: 232-235.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1986, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3779282

Abstract

A retrospective analysis of the violent incident forms returned over a one year period in a psychiatric hospital recorded 283 incidents involving 144 patients. Almost all were of a petty nature, none leading to lasting injuries. Compared with the average daily in-patient population, offending patients were more likely to be male, to be less than 45 years old, and to have a diagnosis of schizophrenia.

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