Psychiatric Hospital Staff May Be Frequently Exposed To Threats, Violence That Often Lead To PTSD Symptoms, Study Indicates

Medscape (12/10, Brooks, Subscription Publication) reports, “Staff at psychiatric hospitals are frequently exposed to violence and physical threats that often lead to symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD),” investigators concluded after surveying “761 staff (69% female) at three psychiatric hospitals in Canada.” The findings were published online Dec. 4 in the journal Psychiatric Services, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.

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— “High Rates of PTSD Plague Psychiatric Hospital Staff, “Megan Brooks, Medscape, December 10, 2019

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