title: Cyclical variations in psychiatric patient-to-staff assaults: preliminary inquiry.
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.
authors: Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Harvard Medical School.
authors: R B
authors: RB
authors: Flannery
authors: W E
authors: WE
authors: Penk
mesh_terms: D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010507:Periodicity; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012621:Seasons; D012931:Social Environment; D014754:Violence