The contribution of selected neurological, psychiatric, and demographic variables to the
frequency of violent incidents was studied in an institutional context. A multiple regression …

Research literature upon the associations of violence with psychiatric disorders are
reviewed. Studies are classified into four groups, including those concerning:(a) psychiatric …

Investigations of assaults in psychiatric hospitals have found that a small proportion of
inpatients are responsible for a large percentage of the violence that occurs. In a large state …

METHODS Subjects Patients who had a history of violent crime in the community were
compared with patients who did not have such a history. They were classified as violent or …

OBJECTIVE: Violent incidents in inpatient psychiatric settings were examined among a
group of repeatedly violent patients to better understand the clinical and occupational health …

One hundred thirty-eight neuropsychiatric outpatients were rated according to relevant
behavioral parameters of violence. A cluster analysis based on these ratings yielded five …

A six-month prospective study of violent incidents was carried out in a Special Hospital
(Rampton). Comparisons were made with results from earlier studies in general psychiatric …

A study of 379 violent incidents between pairs of psychiatric inpatients during an eight‐
month period indicates a substantial number of patterned associations between assaulting …

Over 5,000 incident reports from a large state hospital were factor-analyzed, and actuarial
risk-rates were calculated for the resulting nine factors. Incident risk-rates are presented for …

Data obtained on a group of emergency room patients with a presenting complaint of
violence (No.= 40) are compared with data on a matched control group of relatives (No.= 40) …