Emergency Psychiatry : Assessment of Psychiatric Patients' Risk of Violence Toward Others

Thienhaus, Ole J.; Piasecki, Melissa

doi:10.1176/ps.49.9.1129

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“…With regard to the aims of aggression, staff members were the most frequent target of violence, accounting for almost half of the episodes. This confirms other reports (18, 20, 29, 35–37) and points out the need for training in dealing with violent patients admitted to psychiatric units (6). Intervention consisted mainly in talking the patient down and in administering medication.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Violence by mentally ill patients has long been recognized as a significant and increasing problem in psychiatric settings (1–3). Even if differences in methods, designs and settings make it difficult to compare results from studies carried out in different countries, attention to this area of research has been called for repeatedly, given the disruptive consequences of violence both for the patients and the staff, and the need to improve safety within psychiatric facilities (1–7).…”

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Characteristics of violent behaviour in acute psychiatric in‐patients: a 5‐year Italian study

Grassi

Peron

Marangoni

et al. 2001

Acta Psychiatr Scand

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Objective: In order to examine prospectively the characteristics of violence among psychiatric patients, a 5‐year study was carried out in an acute psychiatric unit. Method: All assaultive behaviour occurred in the ward during the study period were assessed routinely using the Staff Observation Aggression scale (SOAS). Results: Of 1534 patients admitted to the unit during the study period, 116 were responsible for 329 aggressive episodes (prevalence of violence=7.5%, 2.8 incidents/patient). Most violent patients had an ICD‐9 diagnosis of schizophrenia and/or delusional syndromes (55.1%), a history of violence (80.7%) and previous psychiatric admissions (92%). Approximately half of the incidents had no specific cause, occurred during daytime and the first week of admission and, in most cases, was directed towards individuals (77.8%). Conclusion: Although confirming the low rate of violence among Italian psychiatric in‐patients, the study indicates the need for more attention to the problem of aggression in general hospital psychiatric units.

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confidence: 99%

Characteristics of violent behaviour in acute psychiatric in‐patients: a 5‐year Italian study

Grassi

Peron

Marangoni

et al. 2001

Acta Psychiatr Scand

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“…Starzynski, L. L. 2007). (Kessler, Borges, Walters, 1999) c (http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/state-by-state-numbers-of-registered-sex-offendersin-the-us.html, 2016) Used number of registered sex offenders/ US population d (FBI, 2011) e (Melson, 2013) f (Klonsky, Oltmanns, & Turkheimer, 2003) g (Thienhaus & Piasecki, 1998) As indicated in Table 2, many historical experiences of the sample differ from the general population.…”

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Demographics, Risk Factors, and Negative Historical Events of Inpatients with a History of Sexual Abuse

Laser

Petersen²,

Stephens³

et al. 2019

ASSRJ

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The purpose of this research is to better understand how those who have experienced a mental hospital inpatient stay are influenced by a history of sexual abuse. Both risk factors and negative historical events were investigated between those who had a sexual abuse history in an inpatient hospital and those in the inpatient hospital who did not have a sexual abuse history. It was found that sexual abuse exerts a profound influence on those in the mental hospital. For example, a sexual abuse history for inpatient men was twice the national average and over 4x the national average for inpatientwomen. Additionally, many of the risk factors and negative events were significantly different between the two inpatient sub-samples. It was also found that a sexual abuse history was related to more hospital stays and longer overall time in the hospital. It is hoped that this research can make a major contribution to improving trauma informed care with this population so that a history of sexual abuse does not undermine their well-being throughout their life span.

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“…The medical community often has opportunities to intervene in the cases of homicidal patients. However, it has even more chances to intervene in cases involving suicidal patients, as they are more than twice as likely (36% versus 17%) to seek medical attention (Feinstein & Plutchik, 1990;Thienhaus & Piasecki, 1998).…”

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Legislation Prohibiting Physicians from Asking Patients about Guns

Falls¹

2011

The Journal of Psychiatry & Law

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Several states have recently considered legislation that effectively prohibits physicians from asking patients about firearm ownership. In 2011, Florida passed the Privacy of Firearm Owners Act, which prevented the state's medical personnel from asking patients about gun ownership, documenting information concerning firearms in a patient's medical record, and denying care for patients who refuse to answer questions about gun ownership. This article considers the legislation's constitutionality and its implications for public health, clinical standards of care, and medical ethics.

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Emergency Psychiatry : Assessment of Psychiatric Patients' Risk of Violence Toward Others

Cited by 20 publications

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Characteristics of violent behaviour in acute psychiatric in‐patients: a 5‐year Italian study

Characteristics of violent behaviour in acute psychiatric in‐patients: a 5‐year Italian study

Demographics, Risk Factors, and Negative Historical Events of Inpatients with a History of Sexual Abuse

Legislation Prohibiting Physicians from Asking Patients about Guns

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