Cyclical variations in psychiatric patient-to-staff assaults: preliminary inquiry
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1Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Harvard Medical School.
Psychological Reports
|April 1, 1993
Abstract:
This study examined possible cyclical variations in psychiatric patient assaults against staff. A statistically significant greater number of assaults occurred during hotter months. Possible explanations are presented.
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