Correlates of self-reported violent ideation against physicians in acute- and chronic-pain patients

Pain Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 573-585

  Fishbain, David A ^a,b,d   Bruns, Daniel ^c,e   Disorbio, John Mark ^c   Lewis, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Rosomoff   (United States)

^d Health Psychology Associates   (United States)

^e Integrated Therapies   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pain; Acute pain patients; Battery of Health Improvement (BHI 2); Chronic pain; Chronic pain patients; Doctor dissatisfaction scale; Homicide; Hostile wish to kill physicians; Physicians; Predictors; Risk factors for violence; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; REHABILITATION PATIENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; VIOLENCE; VIOLENCE IDEATION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; PAIN; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 65349125375     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2009.00606.x     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Toscano G, Weber W. Violence in the Workplace. Washington, DC: Bureau of Labor Statistics; 1995.
2. Hobbs FD. Violence in general practice: A survey of general practitioners' views. BMJ 1991;302(6772):329-32.
3. Lavoie FW, Carter GL, Danzi DF, Berg RL. Emergency department violence in United States teaching hospitals. Ann Emerg Med 1998;17(11):1227-33.
4. American Psychiatric Association. Task Force Report on Clinician Safety. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press; 1992.
5. Goodman RA, Jenkins EL, Mercy JA. Workplace-related homicide among health care workers in the United States, 1980 through 1990. JAMA 1994;272(21):1686-8.
6. Parker N. Malingering: A dangerous diagnosis. Med J Aust 1979;1(12):568-9.
7. Fishbain DA, Cutler RB, Rosomoff HL, Steele-Rosomoff R. Risk for violent behavior in patients with chronic pain: Evaluation and management in the pain facility setting. Pain Med 2000;1(2):140-55.
8. Bruns D, Disorbio J. Hostility and violent ideation: Physical rehabilitation and community samples. Pain Med 2000;1(2):131-9.
9. Bruns D, Disorbio JM, Hanks R. Chronic nonmalignant pain and violent behavior. Curr Pain Headache Rep 2003;7(2):127-32.
10. Bruns D, Disorbio JM, Hanks R. Chronic Pain and violent ideation: Testing a model of patient violence. Pain Med 2007;8(3):207-15.
11. Bruns D, Disorbio JM. Battery for Health Improvement 2 Manual. Minneapolis, MN: Pearson; 2003.
12. Bruns D, Disorbio JM. Chronic pain and biopsychosocial disorders: The BHI 2 approach to classification and assessment. Pract Pain Manage 2005;5(7):52-61.
13. American Educational Research Association APA, National Council on Measurement in Education, Joint Committee on Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (U.S.). Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association; 1999.
14. Disorbio JM, Bruns D, Barolat G. Assessment and treatment of chronic pain: A physician's guide to a biopsychosocial approach. Pract Pain Manage 2006;6(2):11-27.
15. Fishbain DA, Bruns D, Disorbio JM, Lewis J. What patient attributes are associated with the wish to sue a physician? Arch Phys Med 2007;88:589-96.
16. Kavan MG. Review of the battery for health improvement. In: Geisinger KG, Spies RA, Carlson JF, Plake BS, eds. The 14th Mental Measurements Yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute; 2007:89-95.
17. Vitelli R. Review of the battery for health improvement. In: Geisinger KG, Spies RA, Carlson JF, Plake BS, eds. The 14th Mental Measurements Yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute; 2007:41-9.
18. Ruben I, Wolkon G, Yamamoto J. Physical attacks on psychiatric residents by patients. J Nerv Ment Dis 1980;168(4):243-5.
19. Brown GP, Dubin WR, Lion JR, Garry LJ. Threats against clinicians: A preliminary descriptive classification. Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law 1996;24(3):367-76.
20. Lamberg L. Don't ignore patients' threats, psychiatrists told. JAMA 1996;275(22):1715-6.
21. Morrison JL, Lantos JD, Levinson W. Aggression and violence directed toward physicians. J Gen Intern Med 1998;13(8):556-61.
22. Harris GT, Rice ME. Risk appraisal and management of violent behavior. Psychiatr Serv 1997;48(9):1168-76.
23. Lidz CW, Mulvey EP, Gardner W. The accuracy of predictions of violence to others. JAMA 1993;269(8):1007-11.
24. Anderson CA, Bushman BJ. Human aggression. Annu Rev Psychol 2002;53:27-51.
25. Litwack TR, Kirschner SM, Wack RC. The assessment of dangerousness and predictions of violence: Recent research and future prospects. Psychiatr Q 1993;64(3):245-73.
26. Gardner W, Lidz CW, Mulvey EP, Shaw EC. Clinical versus actuarial predictions of violence of patients with mental illnesses. J Consult Clin Psychol 1996;64(3):602-9.
27. Faulkner LR, Grimm NR, McFarland BH, Bloom JD. Threats and assaults against psychiatrists. Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law 1990;18(1):37-46.
28. Linaker OM, Busch-Iversen H. Predictors of imminent violence in psychiatric inpatients. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1995;92(4):250-4.