Patient Violence and the Clinician (Clinical Practice Series) [Hardcover]

Burr S. Eichelman (Editor), Anne C. Hartwig (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1995 | ISBN-10: 0880484543 | ISBN-13: 978-0880484541 | Edition: 1

Patient Violence and the Clinician presents clinically relevant information on violent patients and how clinicians can deal with threats of potential violence in their everyday practice. This book describes the clinical information known about the characteristics of assaultive patients. It also reviews special issues of clinician safety related to women, psychiatric residents, and psychiatric nurses. Patient Violence and the Clinician provides concrete strategies for enhancing clinician safety through architecture, alarm systems, and behavioral strategies. It addresses staff issues and the humane treatment of the violent patient. This book helps the clinician think about the cultural issues that surround the treatment of the violent patientÂbefore violence erupts.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This excellent book examines the risks, the events, and even our innermost concerns about a topic too often shrouded in both misplace shame and inappropriate notoriety. Eichelman, Hartwig, and the chapter authors have performed a real service to our profession."-- "William H. Reid, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Director, Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation"

Product Details

• Hardcover: 201 pages
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub; 1 edition (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880484543
• ISBN-13: 978-0880484541
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,096,587 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)