Background In mental health services what is commonplace across international frontiers is
that to prevent aggressive patients from harming themselves, other patients or staff, coercive …

Background Patient aggression and violence against staff members and other patients are
common concerns in psychiatric units. Many structured clinical risk assessment tools have …

Background Violence in acute psychiatric wards affects the safety of other patients and the
effectiveness of treatment. However, there is a wide variation in reported rates of violence in …

Background Numerous studies conducted in inpatient settings have highlighted how mental
disorders are associated with an increased risk of violence, particularly during acute phases …

Background Violence towards staff working in psychiatric inpatient care is a serious
problem. The aim of the present study was to explore staff perspectives of serious violent …

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 …

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

Workplace violence is receiving increasing attention world-wide, and studies suggest that,
for example, nurses and women may be more abused at work than psychiatrists and men …

Introduction Aggression and violence are highly complex problems in acute psychiatry that
often lead to the coercive interventions. The Safewards Model is an evidence-informed …

Background Violence is a large concern for mental health professionals: 90% of physicians
and nurses working in mental health areas have been subject to violence from patients …