Patient violence in a psychiatric hospital in Denmark: Rate of violence and relation to diagnosis

Benjaminsen, Sigurd; Gøtzsche-Larsen, K.; Norrie, B.; Harder, Louise; Luxhøi, A.

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“…People with intellectual disabilities as well as psychiatric patients tend to be involved in violent situations when they become powerless, when communication fails or in situations when rules are hard to understand ( cf . Benjaminsen et al. , 1996).…”

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Violence in the care of adult persons with intellectual disabilities

Strand

Benzein²,

Saveman³

2004

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…Caregivers are reported to be the victims of violence when persons with other mental disabilities, such as psychiatric patients and older people with dementia, are reported to be involved in violent situations as perpetrators (Arnetz et al. , 1996; Benjaminsen et al. , 1996; Alpert & Spillman, 1997; Åström et al.…”

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Violence in the care of adult persons with intellectual disabilities

Strand

Benzein²,

Saveman³

2004

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…Research to date has concentrated on the circumstances and frequency of aggressive behaviours (Grassi et al 2001); patient factors such as diagnosis and symptomatology (Benjaminsen et al 1996;McNiel & Binder 1994); risk assessment and prediction (Daffern & Howells 2002); effects on staff (Hunter & Carmel 1992;Needham, Abderbalden, Halfens, Fischer, & Dassen 2005b); and staff training (Needham et al 2005a). In the UK, there has been a considerable investment in the training of mental health nurses and their unqualified assistants in de-escalation and manual restraint, although the efficacy of that training is uncertain (Bowers et al 2005c).…”

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Identifying Key Factors Associated with Aggression on Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Wards

Bowers

Allan

Simpson

et al. 2009

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. to ascertain those factors most strongly associated with verbal aggression, aggression towards objects and physical aggression against others. High levels of aggression were associated with a high proportion of patients formally detained under mental health legislation, high patient turnover, alcohol use by patients, ward doors being locked, and higher staffing numbers (especially qualified nurses). The findings suggest that the imposition of restrictions on patients exacerbates the problem of violence, and that alcohol management strategies may be a productive intervention. Permanent repository linkInsufficient evidence is available to draw conclusions about the nature of the link between staffing numbers and violence.3

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“…Several studies indicate that the target of violent behaviour is more often the nursing staff than the fellow patients (1,3,4,12,18). A couple of studies made in security hospitals verified that the nursing staff was the primary target of the patients' aggression (16,17).…”

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Violence in a Finnish forensic psychiatric hospital

Weizmann‐Henelius

2000

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

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HJO. Violence in a Finnish forensic psychiatric hospital. Nord J Psychiatry 2000;54:269-273. Oslo. ISSN 0803-9488.A study of the number, perpetrator, time and target of violent behaviour was carried out in a Finnish state forensic psychiatric hospital, Vanha Vaasa Hospital -Gamla Vasa Sjukhus. Forensic psychiatric patients and patients difficult-to-treat are treated in the hospital. According to the results the number of violent incidents has been quite small in the hospital during the time of the study in relation to violence in similar units and hospitals. The patients treated on account of their dangerousness and difficult propensities were the most violent, not the patients who had been charged with their violent acts. Only a small number of the patients behaved violently in the hospital. The relative number of violent female patients was larger than that of the male patients. Trained nurses and the patients themselves were found to be more often the target of the violent behaviour of particularly violent patients, whereas less violent patients directed their aggressiveness against objects. Violent incidents were more frequent during nights and at the time of patients' activities, but especially during the change of working shifts. The fewest violent incidents occurred in autumn.• Forensic psychiatric hospital, Forensic psychiatric patients, Violence.

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Patient violence in a psychiatric hospital in Denmark: Rate of violence and relation to diagnosis

Cited by 26 publications

References 40 publications

Violence in the care of adult persons with intellectual disabilities

Violence in the care of adult persons with intellectual disabilities

Identifying Key Factors Associated with Aggression on Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Wards

Violence in a Finnish forensic psychiatric hospital

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