Workplace violence is an important health and safety issue. Healthcare workers are
particularly at risk of experiencing workplace violence. Despite the research that was …

As it has become clear that most individuals exposed to trauma do not develop PTSD, it has
become increasingly important to examine pretrauma risk factors. However, PTSD research …

Background and aim: Healthcare workers (HCWs) employed in Emergency Departments
(EDs) frequently face with patients becoming violent because of long wait or diseases or …

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of secondary traumatic
stress/compassion fatigue (STS/CF), burnout (BO) and compassion satisfaction (CS) in …

Background Workplace violence (WPV) against healthcare workers (HCWs) employed in
psychiatric inpatient wards is a serious occupational issue that involves both staff and …

This paper describes psychiatric mental health nurses'(PMHN) experiences of patient
assaults within mental healthcare settings using a thematic analytical approach. The aim of …

Objectives Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common psychological maladjustment
to undergoing a traumatic event. Our aim was to measure the prevalence of PTSD among …

Psychiatric staff are faced with multiple forms of hostility, aggression, and assault at work,
collectively referred to as workplace violence, which typically is activated by patients but can …

Background Violence is frequent towards nurses in forensic mental health hospitals.
Implications of this high risk environment have not been systematically explored. This paper …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? Trauma among psychiatric nurses and
other healthcare workers is related to workplace violence, but other risk factors may also …