Objectives Patients in inpatient mental health settings face similar risks (eg, medication
errors) to those in other areas of healthcare. In addition, some unsafe behaviours associated …

Background Structured risk assessment schemes can aid violence reduction in mental
health and correctional settings. However, the properties and effectiveness of schemes for …

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

Purpose This paper aims to explore the acceptability of Dynamic Appraisal of Situational
Aggression (DASA) from the perspective of patients, its actual use by mental health nurses …

Introduction Implementation models, frameworks and theories (hereafter tools) provide
researchers and clinicians with an approach to understand the processes and mechanisms …

Violence risk assessment and management is at the forefront of the work of mental health
professionals in forensic mental health settings. Staff working in these settings are presented …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject Workplace violence is a significant
challenge in psychiatric hospital care. Some existing practices of violence risk assessment …

Background People admitted to psychiatric hospitals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia may
display behavioural problems. These may require management approaches such as use of …

A Quality Improvement Approach to Violence Reduction: Standa... : Journal of Nursing Care
Quality A Quality Improvement Approach to Violence Reduction: Standardizing the Risk …

Structured risk assessment is a widely accepted and recommended approach to
establishing an individual's level of risk for future adverse outcomes, such as violence or …