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Psychiatric Quarterly
Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly 1/2007

01-03-2007 | Original Paper

Characteristics of Staff Victims of Pschiatric Patient Assaults: 15-Year Analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP)

Authors: Raymond B. Flannery Jr., Ph.D., Ellen Farley, R.N., C., Stephany Rego, Andrew P. Walker, B.A.

Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly | Issue 1/2007

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Abstract

Psychiatric patient assaults on staff victims are a worldwide occupational hazard. This paper reports on a 15-year study of the characteristics of staff victims of patient assaults and a crisis intervention procedure to ameliorate the aftermath of theses incidents. The debate on the efficacy of early interventions is outlined and the present 15-year findings are presented, findings demonstrating remarkable consistency in victim characteristics over time. The crisis intervention procedures were associated with sharp declines in disrupted victim functioning. The validity of the study’s findings are noted and the implications for enhanced risk management training and staff victim crisis intervention procedures are discussed.
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Metadata
Title
Characteristics of Staff Victims of Pschiatric Patient Assaults: 15-Year Analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP)
Authors
Raymond B. Flannery Jr., Ph.D.
Ellen Farley, R.N., C.
Stephany Rego
Andrew P. Walker, B.A.
Publication date
01-03-2007
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Psychiatric Quarterly / Issue 1/2007
Print ISSN: 0033-2720
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6709
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-006-9024-9

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