There is increasing concern about the level of violence within mental healthcare settings. In
this article I review what is known on this subject, discuss the relationship between mental …

The literature on violence by psychiatric patients is reviewed. Emphasis is given to recent
papers relevant to clinical management. Most studies are cross-sectional. The …

Both the characteristics of the violent patients and the characteristics of the milieu contribute
to violence in clinical settings. Until now the contri. bution of milieu characteristics has been …

Taking into account the high incidence of violence in psychiatric institutions (see Chapter 3)
and the hazards posed thereby to the physical and mental health of staff, there is a need for …

Objectives: This study investigates the problem of assaults on psychiatrists by their patients.
Method: A postal questionnaire was circulated to 178 psychiatrists and trainees working in …

During a period of 18 months a systematic inventory of aggressive incidents was made on
two psychosis wards at the psychiatric department of Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm …

The issue of violence in the mental health setting has recently begun to gain attention in the
literature. As there is not enough research on this issue to draw conclusions as to the …

A review of studies on violence by psychiatric in-patients is presented. Violence in various
settings has been studied and a few general conclusions emerge. The assailant is …

There is increasing evidence that certain groups of mentally ill patients are at greater risk of
behaving violently. The majority of the violence occurs in established cases of schizophrenia …

Systematic risk assessment and training courses have been suggested as interventions to
deal with patient violence in psychiatric institutions. A dual centre prospective feasibility …