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Characteristics of staff victims of psychiatric patient assaults: 20-year analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program.
Psychiatr Q. 2011 Mar; 82(1):11-21.PQ

Abstract

Psychiatric patient assaults on healthcare staff are a worldwide occupational hazard. This present 20-year, retrospective study examined the characteristics of these staff victims in one public-sector, health care system and assessed the psychological support provided to these victims by the post-incident Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP). An additional analysis compared the victim characteristics in this same health care system at 10-, 15-, and 20-year intervals. The findings were consistent with earlier, worldwide studies. Staff victims tend to be younger, less formally educated, less experienced, and less trained mental health workers, residential house counselors, and trainees of differing disciplines. ASAP provided needed support to staff victims. Risk management strategies for safety, methodological issues, and the problem of denial in fielding a post-incident crisis intervention program for staff victims were discussed.

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Flannery RB
Worcester State Hospital, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Worcester, MA, USA. raymond_flannery@hms.harvard.edu
LeVitre V
No affiliation info available
Rego S
No affiliation info available
Walker AP
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultCommunity Mental Health CentersFemaleHealth PersonnelHumansInpatientsInterview, PsychologicalLongitudinal StudiesMaleMental DisordersResidence CharacteristicsRetrospective StudiesRisk ManagementTime FactorsViolenceYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

20821050

Citation

Flannery, Raymond B., et al. "Characteristics of Staff Victims of Psychiatric Patient Assaults: 20-year Analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program." The Psychiatric Quarterly, vol. 82, no. 1, 2011, pp. 11-21.
Flannery RB, LeVitre V, Rego S, et al. Characteristics of staff victims of psychiatric patient assaults: 20-year analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program. Psychiatr Q. 2011;82(1):11-21.
Flannery, R. B., LeVitre, V., Rego, S., & Walker, A. P. (2011). Characteristics of staff victims of psychiatric patient assaults: 20-year analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program. The Psychiatric Quarterly, 82(1), 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-010-9153-z
Flannery RB, et al. Characteristics of Staff Victims of Psychiatric Patient Assaults: 20-year Analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program. Psychiatr Q. 2011;82(1):11-21. PubMed PMID: 20821050.
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