A study of violent behaviour among in-patients in a psychiatric hospital.
A retrospective analysis of the violent incident forms returned over a one year period in a psychiatric hospital recorded 283 incidents involving 144 patients. Almost all were of a petty nature, none leading to lasting injuries. Compared with the average daily in-patient population, offending patients were more likely to be male, to be less than 45 years old, and to have a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D014754:Violence