Risk factors for psychiatric inpatient assaults on staff |
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Authors: | Raymond B Flannery Jr PhD M Annette Hanson MD Walter E Penk PhD |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Psychiatry, The Cambridge Hospital, 1493 Cambridge Street, 02139, Cambridge, MA 2. faculty of Harvard Medical School in the Department of Psychiatry, USA 3. Clinical and Professional Services, in the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Massachusetts, USA
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Abstract: | The risk of psychiatric patient assaults on staff members is increasing yearly, with resultant increases in employee victim
suffering, medical expense, and lost productivity. Traditionally considered a clinician responsibility, the management of
patient violence also has important administrative implications. This article presents a review of the risk factors associated
with violence that includes the characteristics of patients who assault but adds the characteristics of employee victims of
such assaults as well as contextual variables. Additional data from a two-year study of a peer-help crisis intervention program
for employee victims of patient assaults are included. The mental health administrative implications of this approach are
outlined. |
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