Aim and objectives To examine associations between risk of aggression and nursing
interventions designed to prevent aggression. Background There is scarce empirical …

The management of aggression in inpatient psychiatric facilities is a major concern for
nurses. Despite the prevalence of research on aggression within psychiatric settings, very …

Risk assessment is a pre‐requisite for violence prevention in mental health settings. Extant
research concerning risk assessment and nursing intervention is limited and has focused on …

Nurses' attitudes about the causes and management of aggression affects their choice of
intervention. We aimed to compare the attitudes held by patients and staff in a forensic …

In the present study, we explored the predictive validity of the Dynamic Appraisal of
Situational Aggression (DASA) assessment tool in male (n= 30) and female (n= 30) patients …

Aims The aims of the study were to determine the types and prevalence of forensic mental
health nurse exposure to patient aggression and explore the impact of these exposures on …

Although research into the phenomenon of aggression within psychiatric inpatient settings
has established a strong casual link with mental illness, there is widespread agreement that …

Preventing and managing aggression remains an important and challenging task for mental
health nurses. Despite the concern, there is a dearth of frameworks to assist practice and …

Health care workers are often exposed to violence and aggression in psychiatric settings.
Short-term risk assessments, such as the Brøset Violence Checklist (BVC), are strong …

Background Risk assessment and management is central to the nursing role in forensic
mental health settings. The Short Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) aims to …