@article{ref1,
title="The 12-month prevalence of patient-initiated aggression against psychiatrists: a New Zealand national survey",
journal="International journal of psychiatry in medicine",
year="2009",
author="Gale, Christopher and Arroll, Bruce and Coverdale, John",
volume="39",
number="1",
pages="79-87",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: We surveyed the prevalence of various types of threats or assaults by patients against psychiatrists and determined the impact of the most distressing event. METHOD: An anonymous questionnaire was mailed to all 308 vocationally registered psychiatrists practicing in New Zealand. RESULTS: A response rate of 63.9% (n = 197) was obtained. In the preceding 12 months, as many as 46% (n = 89) of respondents had been verbally threatened and 39% (n = 76) had been physically intimidated by patients. In addition 16% (n = 32) had been assaulted without requiring medical attention, 14% (n = 27) had been harassed through formal complaint mechanisms, 10% (n = 20) had been sexually harassed, and 5% (n = 9) had been stalked. As indicated by responses on the Impact of Event Scale, only one-third of the psychiatrists had any symptoms related to the most distressing event and only two had symptoms that might be associated with clinically significant levels of distress. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of these events suggest a need for the development and evaluation of preventive interventions.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0091-2174",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}