Psychiatric ward design can reduce aggressive behavior

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Patient aggressive behavior in psychiatric facilities is a serious and worldwide problem that may be increasing (Bowers et al., 2011). Incidents of violence are alarmingly prevalent and cause psychological harm and often physical injury to patients and staff. A review of 122 studies carried out in 11 countries (among others, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands) found that 32.4%of patients admitted to psychiatric facilities engaged in aggressive behavior or violence (Bowers et al., 2011). The mean incidence of violent events internationally per 100 patients sampled randomly was 224.Rates are somewhat similar across different countries but vary by type of psychiatric diagnosis and treatment setting (Bowers et al., 2011).Variation also arises from the use of different definitions and measures of aggression and violence in clinical reporting and studies.Nearly 50% of all aggressive incidents recorded in psychiatric facilities internationally involve physical violence.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494418303955

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Weaponized sh**t works well when ppl are clueless to it all.