Anderson Ashleigh, West Sara G
Dr. Andersonis from University Hospitals/Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
Innov Clin Neurosci. 2011 Mar;8(3):34-9.
Violence toward mental health staff has been receiving national attention in the face of diminishing resources to treat what appears to be an increasingly violent patient population. Assaults by psychiatric patients against mental health care providers are both a reality and a concern, as the effects of violence can be devastating to the victim. Some staff rationalize that violence is an occupational hazard and believe that they are equipped to cope with it. Despite these beliefs, these victims suffer from many of the same physical and psychological sequelae as victims of a natural disaster or street crime. This review of literature will examine several studies dealing with the precipitants of violence in the mental health setting, the patient populations more likely to become violent and the mental healthcare staff at the greatest risk of becoming their victims. It will also discuss possible methods of preventing such acts of violence and techniques for both staff and patients to cope with violent behavior.
面对用于治疗看似越来越暴力的患者群体的资源日益减少，针对精神卫生工作人员的暴力行为已受到全国关注。精神病患者对精神卫生保健提供者的攻击既是现实问题，也是令人担忧的问题，因为暴力的影响可能对受害者造成毁灭性打击。一些工作人员认为暴力是一种职业风险，并相信自己有能力应对。尽管有这些想法，但这些受害者遭受着与自然灾害或街头犯罪受害者许多相同的身心后遗症。这篇文献综述将审视几项关于精神卫生环境中暴力行为的诱发因素、更有可能实施暴力的患者群体以及最有可能成为受害者的精神卫生保健工作人员的研究。它还将讨论预防此类暴力行为的可能方法以及工作人员和患者应对暴力行为的技巧。
