Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
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Acta Psychiatr Scand · Mar 2009
Violence among schizophrenia out-patients compliant with medication: prevalence and associated factors.
Aggressive behaviour has been related to schizophrenia both in in-patient and out-patient samples. In this study, we aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with aggressive behaviour in out-patient compliant with their prescribed medication. ⋯ Five per cent of the studied cases showed aggressive behaviour in the week prior to assessment, despite having been compliant with their medication. Most aggressive behaviour was verbal rather than physical.