Workplace physical violence against health care professionals perpetrated by patients and
visitors has been a persistent problem worldwide. Prevalence estimates varied vastly across …

Background WPV amongst healthcare workers has been reported as a public health
challenge across the countries of the world, with more in the developing countries where …

The objectives were to evaluate the workplace violence and risk for psychiatric morbidity, as
well as their correlates, among health workers in a tertiary healthcare setting in Nigeria. A …

Background Emergency department (ED) violence is common and widespread. ED staff
receive both verbal and physical abuse, with ED nurses bearing the brunt of this violence …

This study examined the relationships among KM (knowledge creation, sharing),
professional development, therapy team's (TT's) operation modes, interaction modes and …

Background and objective There has been increasing concern globally about the rise in
workplace violence (WPV), which is considered a persistent problem generally overlooked …

Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence, factors, and
consequences of physical violence by mentally ill patients against mental health …

Psychiatric patient assaults on staff are a worldwide occupational hazard that results in
human suffering and dollar cost expense. International research in the 1990s documented …

The risk of violence within mental health care settings is high. Although literature does
indicate certain mental illness symptoms, and or labels, as associated with increased risk for …

Background: Patient aggressive behaviour is a global problem in clinical practice but more
prevalent in psychiatric setting resulting in physical and psychological harms to staffs. The …