Revisiting Therapeutic Communication as an Evidence-Based Intervention to Decrease Violence by Patients Against Staff on Psychiatric Wards—A Quality Improvement Project
Staff training in effective therapeutic communications had a multidimensional effect, the most important was its effect on decreasing violence. These findings underscore the need to revisit and emphasize therapeutic communications in promoting a safety culture in behavioral health settings.
Authors
- Bryan R. Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6116-295X)
- Juan Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6530-7243)
- Sakpa S. Amara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1765-5468)
Institutions
- MedStar Washington Hospital Center (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Issues in Mental Health Nursing
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2024.2414744
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.79