TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Measurement of violence during in-patient treatment and association with psychopathology
JO  - Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
A1  - Steinert, T.
A1  - Wölfle, M.
A1  - Gebhardt, R. P.
SP  - 107
EP  - 112
VL  - 102
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Four available instruments for the measurement of violence were compared. The association between psychopathological status at admission and violence during in-patient treatment was examined. METHOD: In 199 consecutively admitted patients (143 with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, 56 with non-psychotic disorders), the PANSS was recorded at the time of admission. Violent behaviour against self and others was assessed for the total period of in-patient treatment using the scales MOAS, SDAS, SOAS and VS. RESULTS: The sumscores of the scales correlated highly (r between 0.78 and 0.91), but the scales differed in sensibility and inter-rater reliability. There was a strong association between thought disorders and violent behaviour during in-patient treatment in psychotic patients (beta = 0.34; P<0.001). CONCLUSION: Although constructed to measure different aspects of violence, all investigated instruments correlated highly. The psychopathological status at admission is associated with violent behaviour during in-patient treatment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-690X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -