Accidents in a Psychiatric Hospital

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 1978 English Publisher:Royal College of PsychiatristsJournal:British Journal of Psychiatry, volume 133, pages 224-227 (issn: 0007-1250, eissn: 1472-1465,

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Authors: K, Hawton; H, Leopoldt;

doi: 10.1192/bjp.133.3.224

pmid: 698491

Accidents in a Psychiatric Hospital

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Abstract

SummaryIn a six-month study of psychiatric hospital in-patients, it was found that accidents more often occurred among females and among patients on psychogeriatric wards. Falls were the most common form of accident. Accidents resulting from the aggressive behaviour of other patients usually occurred on long-stay and rehabilitation wards, with middle-aged patients the victims.

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Littlemore Hospital
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Keywords

Hospitals, Psychiatric, Male, Age Factors, Aggression, Accident Prevention, Sex Factors, England, Accidents, Humans, Female, Aged

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