Violence in a general hospital psychiatry unit for men.

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dc.contributor.authorAbeyasinghe, Ranilen_US
dc.contributor.authorJayasekera, Rasikaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-28T05:49:40Z
dc.date.available2009-05-28T05:49:40Z
dc.date.issued2003-06-16en_US
dc.descriptionThe Ceylon Medical Journal.en_US
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: General hospitals are increasingly providing psychiatric services in Sri Lanka. They face special challenges and patient violence is one of them. OBJECTIVE: To find out the extent of violence and factors that are associated with such violence in general hospital psychiatry units. SETTING: General Hospital, Peradeniya, male psychiatry ward. METHODS: All violent incidents were prospectively recorded in the male psychiatry unit for one year. The daily patient total, diagnoses and patient activity levels were also tabulated. RESULTS: 118 incidents of serious violence were recorded over one year. 42% of this violence was directed at the nurses. Alcohol withdrawal was the commonest cause of violence (45.7%), and schizophrenia and mania accounted for 43.0%. The other most important factor associated with violence was overcrowding of the wards. CONCLUSIONS: Patient violence is a common problem in general hospital psychiatry wards. Alcohol withdrawal is an important cause of patient violence in this setting. Steps to reduce overcrowding and treatment of alcohol dependence in special alcohol units are likely to reduce such violence.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAbeyasinghe R, Jayasekera R. Violence in a general hospital psychiatry unit for men. The Ceylon Medical Journal. 2003 Jun; 48(2): 45-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/49100
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.infolanka.com/CMJhome/en_US
dc.subject.meshHospitals, Generalen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshProspective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshPsychiatric Department, Hospital --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshSri Lankaen_US
dc.subject.meshViolence --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.titleViolence in a general hospital psychiatry unit for men.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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