Kristen E Miller, Mark E Benden, Eva M Shipp, Adam W Pickens, Monica L Wendel, Peter J Pronovost, B Vince Watts
In order to assist staff in recognizing patients prone to violence and guide their clinical decision-making, this study summarizes mental health inpatient unit incidents over a one-year period. Results describe demographic and clinical information for patients, and evaluate risk assessment tools currently used to predict risk. A retrospective analysis included data on patients involved in incidents and frequency matched controls. There were a total of 44 incidents, caused by 38 unique patients. A constructed model to estimate patient characteristics and risk of violent incidents included involuntary admittance (OR 2...
2016: Journal of Healthcare Protection Management