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Characteristics of four types of patient assaults: six year analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP).
Int J Emerg Ment Health. 2001 Fall; 3(4):211-6.IJ

Abstract

Although psychiatric patient assaults may include physical and sexual assaults, nonverbal intimidation, and verbal threats, most studies of assaultive psychiatric patients to date have grouped all assaults together in one category. This study explored differences in patient assailant variables and staff victim variables in each of the four categories of patient assault during a six-year period. These differential analyses of assault types yielded at least three important findings: the presence of significant numbers of females as both assailants and victims in several categories of assaults, the importance of psychological fright in staff victims, and the serious psychological disruptions found in staff victims of physical, sexual, and verbal assaults. The findings are discussed and the implications for health care safety and emergency mental health are noted.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Flannery RB
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, 25 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Walker AP
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultAgedCommunity Mental Health ServicesEmergency Services, PsychiatricFemaleHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedOccupational DiseasesRisk AssessmentUnited StatesViolence

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

12025480

Citation

Flannery, R B., and A P. Walker. "Characteristics of Four Types of Patient Assaults: Six Year Analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP)." International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, vol. 3, no. 4, 2001, pp. 211-6.
Flannery RB, Walker AP. Characteristics of four types of patient assaults: six year analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP). Int J Emerg Ment Health. 2001;3(4):211-6.
Flannery, R. B., & Walker, A. P. (2001). Characteristics of four types of patient assaults: six year analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP). International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, 3(4), 211-6.
Flannery RB, Walker AP. Characteristics of Four Types of Patient Assaults: Six Year Analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP). Int J Emerg Ment Health. 2001;3(4):211-6. PubMed PMID: 12025480.
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