Incidents of aggression in German psychiatric hospitals: Is there an increase?
<h4>Introduction</h4>In a meta-analysis of international studies, 17% of admitted patients in psychiatric hospitals had exhibited violent behavior toward others. Reported data from studies in Germany were considerably lower until recent years. However, studies examining only single hospi...
Main Authors: | Frank Eisele, Erich Flammer, Tilman Steinert |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245090 |
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