Violence toward mental health staff and safety in the work environment
Occupational MedicinePublished 27 May 2005
Michael R. Privitera, Robert L. Weisman, Catherine Cerulli, Xin Tu, Adrienne Groman
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Practical recommendations derived from the study but in need of further research for confirmation are: multidisciplinary personal safety training to enhance team-building, improve communication and help prevent violent events and establishment of post-event protocols to assist staff-victims and administrators navigate through complex issues occurring after violent events.
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Threats and assaults on mental health staff have a substantial prevalence and are increasing in our psychiatric population. Practical recommendations derived from our study but in need of further research for confirmation are: (1) multidisciplinary personal safety training to enhance team-building, improve communication and help prevent violent events and (2) establishment of post-event protocols to assist staff-victims and administrators navigate through complex issues occurring after violent events.
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