Summary
Despite many investigations and inquiries into violent incidents in mental health settings, resulting in reports and guidelines, safety considerations for mental health staff continue to be an issue of serious concern. This report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists attempts to address the safety needs of psychiatrists. Psychiatrists from different disciplines are likely to be exposed to different degrees of threat to their safety, but no particular branch of psychiatry is immune. In the same vein, the context in which psychiatric practice is delivered will also have a bearing on the likelihood of violence, be it on in-patient units, in out-patient settings, in accident and emergency departments, in prisons and other custodial institutions, or in patients’ homes.
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