The timing of violence amongst psychiatric in-patients.
The timing of violence among psychiatric in-patients with reference to the time of day, day, month and season over a four-year period were studied. Most of the violence occurred in the daytime. There was no daily variation, but there were spring and summer peaks of violence. The implications of these findings on staffing are discussed.
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Department of Psychiatry, Royal Free Hospital, London, England.
D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002909:Chronobiology Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D013997:Time Factors; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data