An increase in violence among psychiatric inpatients: real or apparent?
Levels of violence amongst psychiatric in-patients appear to be increasing. Possible reasons for this are explored and include methodological differences between studies, increased staff awareness and perception of violence, changes in staff attitude, changes in psychiatric practice in recent years, staffing levels and increased violence in society generally.
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Dept of Psychiatry, Mont Park Hospital Campus, University of Melbourne, Australia.
D001315:Australia; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D014754:Violence