Scientific Letter

Aggressive behaviour among children and adolescents at a public outpatient psychiatric facility

Helene E. Kritzinger, Buhle Kunene, Mpho Letsatsi, Mthobisi Malewa, Teledi Maputha, Busani Mgabhi, Lisemelo Mphutlane, Johan le Roux, Gina Joubert
South African Journal of Psychiatry | Vol 31 | a2465 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v31i0.2465 | © 2025 Helene E. Kritzinger, Buhle Kunene, Mpho Letsatsi, Mthobisi Malewa, Teledi Maputha, Busani Mgabhi, Lisemelo Mphutlane, Johan le Roux, Gina Joubert | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 08 January 2025 | Published: 08 July 2025

About the author(s)

Helene E. Kritzinger, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Buhle Kunene, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Mpho Letsatsi, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Mthobisi Malewa, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Teledi Maputha, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Busani Mgabhi, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Lisemelo Mphutlane, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Johan le Roux, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Gina Joubert, Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

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Keywords

children; adolescents; psychiatric care; behaviour; aggression; violence; exposure

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