Threats against health care workers, part I: a review; classification, prevalence and management

Abstract

This article considers the literature on threats made by individuals, with particular reference to threats made by patients against health care workers. It is in two parts. The first part considers the definitions and classification of threats, the prevalence of threat‐making and suggestions for assessment and management. The second part concerns the characteristics of those who threaten and the impact of the threats on the victims, and considers threats as predictors of, and part of, the escalating process which leads to further violence.

Citation

Dalton, R. and Eracleous, H. (2006), "Threats against health care workers, part I: a review; classification, prevalence and management", The British Journal of Forensic Practice, Vol. 8 No. 2, pp. 20-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636646200600010