Violence Against Women and the Assaulted Staff Action Program
This study, published in Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, sought to revisit earlier findings discovering high rates of victimization at work. The earlier study found high risk of same gender patient assaults in psychiatric hospitals and high frequency of assaults from male patients in community residences. The main findings indicated female inpatient staff were again found to be at increased risk in both inpatient and community settings. However, in this second study, female community residential staff were found to be at increased risk for assault from both male and female patients.
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Organizational Factors
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Gender
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