Download or read book Patient Violence and the Clinician written by Burr Eichelman and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 1995 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 and the characteristics of their assaults. 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 violent patients. This book helps the clinician think about the cultural issues that surround treatment of violent patients - before violence erupts.