title: Workplace violence in a psychiatric facility: estimated frequency and staff perceptions.
abstract: Frequent media reports may lead to the perception that violent incidents in the workplace are widespread, but little is known of the actual situation. Here are preliminary results of a study of perceived and reported frequencies of staff-on-staff violence.
authors.affiliation: Center for Forensic Psychiatry, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Shazer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012449:Safety; D012637:Security Measures / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014754:Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017132:Workplace / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*