Developing a clinical violence prevention and intervention plan for psychiatric mental healthcare settings.
Each year thousands of patients and staff are assaulted in psychiatric mental health settings. Because there are many reasons for such assaults, employers should develop a comprehensive approach to focus on this issue. A proposed format for a clinical violence prevention and intervention plan is presented as a clinical management tool to address patient assaults in psychiatric mental health settings, along with the rationale, use, and components of such a plan.
Sclafani
M J
MJ
Office of Quality Improvement and Specialty Services, Division of Mental Health Services, Trenton, NJ, USA.
D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D016272:Occupational Health; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012308:Risk Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*