Citation

Sclafani MJ. J. Healthc. Qual. 2000; 22(2): 8-12.

Affiliation

Office of Quality Improvement and Specialty Services, Division of Mental Health Services, Trenton, NJ, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, National Association for Healthcare Quality, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10847866

Abstract

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.

Language: en