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: Violence towards others is a recognised complication of first-episode
psychosis. AIMS: To estimate the rate of violence and the associations with violence in first …

The first psychotic episode is classically viewed as a critical period which management is
important in determining the long-term outcome of the schizophrenia (SCZ). For this reason …

BACKGROUND: The duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is defined as the period
between the onset of symptoms of psychosis and the start of antipsychotic treatment. Delay …

BACKGROUND: It is widely believed that the rate of homicides by the mentally ill is fixed,
differs little between regions and is unrelated to the total homicide rate. METHODS: We …

Objective: Risk assessments that place patients in high or low risk categories have been
widely adopted by mental health services in an attempt to reduce the harms associated with …

Background: We aimed to review the evidence for an association between the first episode
of psychosis and violence and to consider the possible explanations for this association and …

Background: Coercion is routinely used in psychiatry. Its benefits and drawbacks are
controversially debated. In addition, the majority of persons with mental health problems are …

Involuntary admission and treatment are features of psychiatric care in many countries, but
the relationship between involuntary status and gender (among other factors) is not clear …

Objective: It is widely assumed that identifying clinical risk factors can allow us to determine
which patients are at high risk of suicide while in hospital, and that identifying those patients …