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Overt Aggression Scale

Publication Year1986
Respondent TypeStudent
Grade or Age9 and older

Purpose

Designed to observe overt and observable aggression as opposed to tendencies

Keywords

aggression, overt aggression

Contact

Stuart C. Yudofsky
stuarty@bcm.tmc.edu/ (713) 798-4945

Evidence and Research

Yudofsky, S. C., Silver, J. M., Jackson, W., Endicott, J., & Williams, D. (1986). The Overt Aggression Scale for the Objective Rating of Verbal and Physical Aggression. American Journal of Psychiatry, 143 (1), 35-39. Silver, J. M., & Yudofsky, S. C. (1987). Documentation of aggression in the assessment of the violent patient. Psychiatric Annuals, 17 96), 375-384.

Source

http://www.umdnj.edu/vinjweb/index.htm