@article{ref1,
title="A program to help staff cope with psychological sequelae of assaults by patients",
journal="Hospital and community psychiatry",
year="1991",
author="Flannery, Raymond B. and Fulton, P. and Tausch, J. and DeLoffi, A. Y.",
volume="42",
number="9",
pages="935-938",
abstract="Mental hospital staff who are assaulted by patients are at risk of developing symptoms associated with posttraumatic stress disorder. The Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP), a voluntary program, offers support to staff victims of patient assaults in a state mental hospital. ASAP team members debrief assault victims, assessing the victim's sense of control, social supports, and ability to make sense of the incident. A short-term support group is offered. During the program's first 90 days, the team responded to 67 assaults. Ten days after the assaults, many of the victims had not regained a sense of control, did not have a support network, and were unable to make sense of the incident. These factors put them at risk for PTSD symptoms. The costs of such a program are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1597",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}