title: Family Involvement in Managing Violence of Mental Health Patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to explore relatives' perceptions of violent episodes and their suggestions on managing violence.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative design with focus groups including relatives (n = 8) was carried out. Data were analyzed using inductive content analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The relatives described patient violence in different contexts: at home, in a psychiatric hospital, and after discharge from the psychiatric hospital. They suggested interventions to achieve safer and more humane management of violent episodes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Relatives are a valuable source of information in developing strategies to manage patient violence humanely. Their views on developing the quality of psychiatric care merit more attention.
authors.affiliation: Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Raija
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kontio
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: Tella
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lantta
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: Minna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anttila
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: Kaisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kauppi
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.|Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: Maritta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Välimäki
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D008603:Mental Health; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D061214:Patient Safety; D036301:Qualitative Research; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Focus group; mental illness; psychiatric hospital; relative; violence