Violence and threats of violence within psychiatric care - A comparison of staff and patient experience of the same incident

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 363-369

  Omérov, Majda ^a   Edman, Gunnar ^a   Wistedt, Börje ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Patient interview; Psychosis; Rating scale; Violence

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOTHYMIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GESTURE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANIA; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PROVOCATION; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC AIDES; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 7944239284     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480410005918     Document Type: Article

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