Associations between ward climate and patient characteristics in a secure forensic mental health service
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Associations between ward climate and patient characteristics in a secure forensic mental health service Geoffrey L. Dickens, Mareike Suesse, Pieter Snyman & Marco Picchioni a St Andrew’s Healthcare, Research Department, St Andrew’s Hospital, Northampton, UK b Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Science, King’s College London, UK c St Andrew’s, Men’s Service, St Andrew’s Hospital, Northampton, UK d St Andrew’s Academic Centre, King’s College London Institute of Psychiatry, Northampton, UK Published online: 02 Apr 2014.
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