title: Self and other directed violence on a closed acute-care ward.
abstract: Violence to self and to others on a locked, acute-care unit is reported for a three-year period. Drug abuse correlated strongly with both types of violence. Self-violence appeared to be a more predictable event due to its diagnostic specificity, history of prior violence and timing of the episodes. Assaults occurred more randomly demonstrating only a mild association with schizophrenia, but not with other psychotic disorders.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D003415:Crime; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence