Environmental and nursing-staff factors contributing to aggressive and violent behaviour of patients in mental health facilities

Background: Aggressive and violent behaviour of inpatients in mental health facilities disrupts the therapeutic alliance and hampers treatment. Objectives: The aim of the study was to describe patients’ perceptions of the possible environmental and staff factors that might contribute to their aggres...

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Main Authors: Evalina van Wijk, Annalene Traut, Hester Julie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2014-08-01
Series:Curationis
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Online Access:https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/1122