Hospital Security Team Involvement in Emergency Mental Health Care of Patients
In this study, security teams contributed to the safety of ED staff and patients. This single-center study's findings suggest the need for future improvements, including improving the documentation of de-escalation techniques used and developing better ways to reduce violence from care plan disagreements.
Authors
- Anne Marie Beck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1210-0167)
- Lauren T. Southerland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3561-8332)
- Cassandra Pasadyn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0727-3066)
- Henry W. Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5076-6595)
- Ellie K. Ganz
- Steven Wollenberg
Institutions
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.30439
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ohio State University