Flannery R B, Fulton P, Tausch J, DeLoffi A Y
Cambridge Hospital, MA 02139.
Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1991 Sep;42(9):935-8. doi: 10.1176/ps.42.9.935.
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.
在精神病院工作的员工若遭到患者袭击，就有患上与创伤后应激障碍相关症状的风险。“受袭员工行动项目”（ASAP）是一个自愿参与的项目，为一家州立精神病院遭受患者袭击的员工受害者提供支持。ASAP团队成员会听取袭击受害者的情况汇报，评估受害者的控制感、社会支持以及对事件的理解能力。该项目还提供一个短期支持小组。在该项目开展的前90天里，团队对67起袭击事件做出了回应。袭击事件发生十天后，许多受害者尚未恢复控制感，没有支持网络，也无法理解该事件。这些因素使他们面临出现创伤后应激障碍症状的风险。文中还讨论了这样一个项目的成本。
