The effectiveness of two interventions in the management of patient violence in acute mental inpatient settings: Report on a pilot study

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 595-601

  Needham, I ^a   Abderhalden, C ^b   Meer, R ^b   Dassen, T ^c   Haug, H J ^d   Halfens, R J G ^e   Fischer, J E ^f  

^a School of Nursing   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Priv Hosp Psychiat Psychother   (Switzerland)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aggression; Intervention study; Patient violence; Psychiatric nursing; Violence management; Violence risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; LIFE EVENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAFF TRAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWITZERLAND; TRAINING; VIOLENCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; COERCION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADMISSION; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOMETRICS; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 4944260953     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2004.00767.x     Document Type: Article

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