Sökning: "inpatient violence"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 avhandlingar innehållade orden inpatient violence.
1. Violence in psychiatric inpatient care
Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates incidents of violence in two psychosis wards, analyses types of violence and the staff's emotional reaction to violence, assesses a new pharmacological treatment strategy of acutely disturbed psychotic patients. One of aims was to investigate the efficiency of violence prevention programme in a new ward for 12 acute psychotic patients. LÄS MER
2. “To see the person behind the crime, through the eyes of the person behind the keychain” : - Carers lived experiences of patient encounters in forensic inpatient care
Sammanfattning : Background: Forensic psychiatric care (FPC) encompasses involuntary care and treatment of those who have committed a crime. On the one hand, FPC is constructed regarding the respect for the individual’s freedom and autonomy, and on the other hand, it is constructed on societal protection. LÄS MER
3. Violence prevention and management in acute psychiatric care : aspects of nursing practice
Sammanfattning : Aim: The general aim of this thesis was to explore and evaluate different aspects of nursing practice in relation to prediction, prevention and management of patient violence in acute psychiatric care. The specific aims were: to evaluate the short-term predictive capacity of the violence risk assessment instrument Brøset Violence Checklist (BVC) when used by nurses in a psychiatric intensive care unit (study I), to compare the occurrences of coercive interventions and violence-related staff injuries before and after a two-year nursing development and violence prevention intervention (study II), to describe aspects of the caring approaches used by nurses in acute psychiatric intensive care units (study III) and finally (in study IV) to test the hypothesis that staff training according to the ‘Bergen model’ has a significant positive influence on the violence prevention and management climate in psychiatric inpatient wards, as perceived by patients and staff. LÄS MER
4. Structured clinical assessment and management of risk of violent recidivism in mentally disordered offenders
Sammanfattning : Background: The assessment of risk of violence among mentally disordered offenders has been a controversial but well-researched area in forensic psychology and psychiatry during the last decades. The main focus of this research has been on the predictive validity of various risk factors and methods of combining risk factors to gain the highest possible predictive accuracy. LÄS MER
5. Risk Assessments in Forensic Psychiatry: Consequences and Experiences for Patients and Nurses
Sammanfattning : In forensic psychiatry, risk assessment of future violence poses a great challenge to mental health care professionals. Forensic psychiatric patients are particularly vulnerable due to their complex mental health needs in combination with criminal behavior. LÄS MER
