Mental health-related risk factors for violence : using the evidence to guide mental health triage decision making Sands, N, Elsom, S., Gerdtz, M. and Khaw, D. 2012, Mental health-related risk factors for violence : using the evidence to guide mental health triage decision making, Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing, vol. 19, no. 8, pp. 690-701, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01839.x. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Mental health-related risk factors for violence : using the evidence to guide mental health triage decision making Author(s) Sands, N Elsom, S. Gerdtz, M. Khaw, D. orcid.org/0000-0002-9311-6912 Journal name Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing Volume number 19 Issue number 8 Start page 690 End page 701 Total pages 12 Publisher Wiley Blackwell Place of publication Oxford, England Publication date 2012-10 ISSN 1351-0126 1365-2850 Keyword(s) crisis assessment emergency psychiatry mental health triage systematic review violence risk Summary Mental health clinicians working in emergency crisis assessment teams or mental health triage roles are required to make rapid and accurate risk assessments. The assessment of violence risk at triage is particularly pertinent to the early identification and prevention of patient violence, and to enhancing the safety of clinical staff and the general public. To date, the evidence base for mental health triage violence risk assessment has been minimal. This study aimed to address this evidence gap by identifying best available evidence for mental health-related risk factors for patientinitiated violence.We conducted a systematic review based on the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia’s methodology for systematic reviews. A total of 6847 studies were retrieved, of which 326 studies met the study inclusion criteria. Of these studies, 277 met inclusion criteria but failed the quality appraisal process, thus a total of 49 studies were included in the final review. The risk factors that achieved the highest evidence grading were predominantly related to dynamic clinical factors immediately observable in the patient’s general appearance, behaviour and speech. These factors included hostility/anger, agitation, thought disturbance, positive symptoms of schizophrenia, suspiciousness and irritability. Notes Article first published online 15 Nov. 2011 Language eng DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01839.x Field of Research 111005 Mental Health Nursing Socio Economic Objective 920210 Nursing HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2011, Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30045313 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Nursing and Midwifery Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 15 May 2012, 13:01:15 EST Wed, 16 May 2012, 10:56:30 EST Wed, 16 May 2012, 16:08:26 EST Wed, 16 May 2012, 16:10:37 EST Wed, 16 May 2012, 16:12:52 EST Wed, 16 May 2012, 16:14:00 EST Thu, 22 Nov 2012, 08:53:36 EST Thu, 22 Nov 2012, 08:54:36 EST Thu, 11 Apr 2013, 14:24:19 EST Tue, 04 Jun 2013, 13:31:01 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 14:07:14 EST Tue, 03 Feb 2015, 13:05:48 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 21 times in TR Web of Science Cited 22 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 645 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 15 May 2012, 13:01:04 EST by Jane Moschetti