Violence in the Semi-Secure Ward of a Psychiatric Hospital
- 1 July 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Medicine, Science and the Law
- Vol. 22 (3), 203-209
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002580248202200309
Abstract
A psychiatric hospital's semi-secure ward was studied closely for 90 weeks to discover how violence arose. It was found that administrative changes made during the study were associated with dramatic rises and falls in the frequency of violence. The patients seemed to respond favourably to an atmosphere of psychological security, this being particularly evident with those suffering from chronic schizophrenia.Keywords
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