Patient safety in inpatient mental health settings: a systematic review

Summary

This original research article describes how patients with mental health issues face similar risks as to those patients in other areas of healthcare, particularly in relation to measures taken to address unsafe behaviours from patients which may result in further risks to their safety. The authors of this research conducted a systematic review and meta-synthesis to identify and synthesise the literature on patient safety within inpatient mental health settings, and found patient safety research in this area of healthcare was under researched in comparison to other inpatient settings that are not related to mental health.