Incidence, Severity and Characteristics of Patients’ Aggression in Acute Psychiatric Wards: Data from a Slovenian National Survey

Abstract

To evaluate the incidence, severity and characteristics of aggressive behaviour in patients hospitalized in acute psychiatric wards, as well as the association between patient characteristics and the incidence of recurrent aggressive behaviour.

Keywords

• aggression
• incidence
• soas-r
• mental disorders
• acute psychiatric wards
• agresija
• incidenca
• soas-r
• duševne motnje
• akutni psihiatrični oddelki