Aggression on the psychiatric ward: Prevalence and risk factors. A systematic review of the literature

I Weltens, M Bak, S Verhagen, E Vandenberk… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction On psychiatric wards, aggressive behaviour displayed by patients is common
and problematic. Understanding factors associated with the development of aggression …

Aggression in psychiatry wards: a systematic review

CM Cornaggia, M Beghi, F Pavone, F Barale - Psychiatry research, 2011 - Elsevier
Although fairly frequent in psychiatric in-patient, episodes of aggression/violence are mainly
limited to verbal aggression, but the level of general health is significantly lower in nurses …

Methods and strategies for reducing seclusion and restraint in child and adolescent psychiatric inpatient care

C Perers, B Bäckström, BA Johansson, O Rask - Psychiatric quarterly, 2022 - Springer
Restraints and seclusions are restrictive interventions used in psychiatric inpatient units
when there is an imminent risk of harm to the patient or others. Coercive measures are …

Places of safety? Fear and violence in acute mental health facilities: A large qualitative study of staff and service user perspectives

G Jenkin, S Quigg, H Paap, E Cooney, D Peterson… - PLoS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
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 …

The therapeutic relationship in inpatient psychiatric care: A narrative review of the perspective of nurses and patients

AR Moreno-Poyato, P Montesó-Curto… - Archives of Psychiatric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose To study the significance of 'therapeutic relationship'between nurses and patients
within the context of a psychiatric hospital. Method Narrative literature review. Content …

Well-being and safety among inpatient psychiatric staff: the impact of conflict, assault, and stress reactivity

EL Kelly, K Fenwick, JS Brekke, RW Novaco - Administration and policy in …, 2016 - Springer
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 …

Violence and aggression in psychiatric inpatient care in Sweden: a critical incident technique analysis of staff descriptions

V Pelto-Piri, LE Warg, L Kjellin - BMC health services research, 2020 - Springer
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 …

Using dynamic risk and protective factors to predict inpatient aggression: reliability and validity of START assessments.

SL Desmarais, TL Nicholls, CM Wilson… - Psychological …, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START; CD Webster, ML
Martin, J. Brink, TL Nicholls, & SL Desmarais, 2009; CD Webster, ML Martin, J. Brink, TL …

Levels of service user satisfaction in secure settings–A survey of the association between perceived social climate, perceived therapeutic relationship and satisfaction …

D Bressington, B Stewart, D Beer… - International journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The interests of users should lead service developments. However, it has
been claimed that forensic mental health services have largely ignored examining users' …

What makes an excellent mental health nurse? A pragmatic inquiry initiated and conducted by people with lived experience of service use

I Gunasekara, T Pentland, T Rodgers… - … Journal of Mental …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Mental health nurses are in challenging positions. They have the opportunity to support
people hospitalized for the treatment of mental illnesses on their recovery journeys, but are …