A program to help staff cope with psychological sequelae of assaults by patients
| Autor: | Audrey Y. DeLoffi, Raymond B. Flannery, Paul Fulton, Judith Tausch |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Hospitals Psychiatric Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Hospital Bed Capacity 300 to 499 education Occupational Health Services Poison control Violence Suicide prevention Support group Occupational safety and health Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic Social support Nursing Injury prevention Adaptation Psychological Medicine Psychiatric hospital Humans Psychiatry health care economics and organizations Internal-External Control Aged Patient Care Team business.industry Human factors and ergonomics Social Support social sciences Middle Aged Aggression Personnel Hospital Psychiatry and Mental health Crisis Intervention Female business |
| Zdroj: | Hospitalcommunity psychiatry. 42(9) |
| ISSN: | 0022-1597 |
| Popis: | Mental hospital staff who are assaulted by patients are at risk of developing symptoms associated with posttraumatic stress disorder. The Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP), a voluntary program, offers support to staff victims of patient assaults in a state mental hospital. ASAP team members debrief assault victims, assessing the victim's sense of control, social supports, and ability to make sense of the incident. A short-term support group is offered. During the program's first 90 days, the team responded to 67 assaults. Ten days after the assaults, many of the victims had not regained a sense of control, did not have a support network, and were unable to make sense of the incident. These factors put them at risk for PTSD symptoms. The costs of such a program are discussed. |
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