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Mangageable violence in a new ward for acutely admitted patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

M Omérov  and
B Wistedt
M Omérov
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Danderyd Hospital, S-I82 88 Danderyd, Sweden
B Wistedt
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Danderyd Hospital, S-I82 88 Danderyd, Sweden
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Summary

Both clinical experience and earlier research have indicated that an increased number of violent incidents in a psychiatric ward may be strongly associated with the use of new staff. In 1991 a substantial number of staff was recriuted to a ward for commited patients. Incidents of violence were registered over the following 12-month period. The results of this study were compared with early registered violent incidents in a previous setting. It was found that the frequency of violent incidents could be kept at a low and stable level despite the new situation. In conclusion, a certain number of factors may be expected to affect the results: the specific pharmacotherapy in the treatment of acute psychosis, the physical environment of the ward, and, in particular, staff training.

Keywords

inpatient treatmentviolenceStaff Observation Aggression Scalequality assurance
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Original article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 12 , Issue 6 , 1997 , pp. 311 - 315
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 1997

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