Workplace violence towards psychiatric nurses by psychiatric patients is common, which can
potentially affect care quality as well as nurses' health. This study aimed to synthesize the …

Context The effectiveness of seclusion and restraint (SR) reduction programs has not been
well established. Objective To examine the effectiveness of SR reduction programs in …

The main aim of this article is to identify systematic reviews of the effects of developmental
prevention programs. These programs are defined as community-based programs designed …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Psychiatric patients have generally
negative experiences of being exposed to coercive measures. Existing research has …

Aim To understand violence on acute mental health units according to staff and service user
perspectives and experiences. Background The collateral damage of violence in acute …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Aggression and violence are persistent
problems in psychiatric inpatient units. Violence preventive factors have been identified from …

This analysis (1) describes the prevalence and severity of psychiatric inpatient violence
against nurses in Switzerland's German‐speaking region and (2) investigates the …

Objective: Psychiatric staff are exposed to critical events (eg, violence, physical threats) in
the workplace and thus are at risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The authors …

Background Coercive measures are containment methods used in psychiatry to curb
patients' disruptive and aggressive behaviours towards themselves, others or objects. The …

Background: Many articles have studied workplace incivility and its influence on outcomes,
but very few have been conducted to assess how to prevent this issue. In this study, we …