Forensic psychiatry & mental health law

Psychiatry & Law Radar

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CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO SEVERE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE IN FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY: A LONGITUDINAL RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF INCIDENT REPORTS.

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Severity of reported violence on a Finnish forensic unit varied with ward, location, time of day and escorted outdoor activity rather than with patient characteristics alone, which places part of the safety question in ward routine and the built environment — though the associations with timing and outdoor activity were very weak, the data came from one hospital, and reporting was voluntary.

J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2026;33(5):922-932.