title: Evaluation of the Brief Psychopathological Rating Scale in relation to aggressive behavior by acute involuntarily admitted patients.
abstract: Aggressive behavior during acute involuntary admission was related to ratings on the Brief Psychopathological Rating Scale, age, sex and global assessment in 38 patients. The best prediction model of aggressive behavior was achieved when predicting more serious incidents occurring during the first 8 days of admission. In this prediction model, high scores of hostility and anxiety, together with low scores of grandiosity significantly and accurately predicted more serious violent behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Västerås Central Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Palmstierna
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lassenius
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wistedt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D013548:Sweden; D014754:Violence