Citation

Sommers S, Whitney L. Psychiatr. Bull. 1998; 22(9): 557-559.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Royal College of Psychiatrists)

DOI

10.1192/pb.22.9.557

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Bullying is a common problem. There has been much written on the subject, mainly relating to schools. In this study a questionnaire was sent to 66 child and adolescent psychiatric units in the UK, 50 (75%) were returned. The units were surveyed on frequency of bullying, whether an anti- bullying policy was in place and whether difficulties had been encountered setting up the policy. An anti-bullying policy was present in only 10% of units. Further research is needed on bullying and appropriate and effective methods of dealing with it on child and adolescent psychiatric units.

Language: en

Keywords

alcohol abuse; anxiety neurosis; article; automutilation; child behavior; child psychiatry; criminal behavior; depression; disease predisposition; group psychology; loneliness; school; suicide; United Kingdom