Violence risk prediction in practice

Violence in general practice: a gendered risk?

This article focuses on the extent to which violence against family doctors in England is experienced in gendered terms. It draws on data from two studies: a postal survey of 1,300 general practitioners (GPs) (62% response rate) and in-depth interviews with 26 doctors who have been assaulted or threatened; and 13 focus groups with primary care teams and 19 in-depth interviews with GPs who had e...

Protective Factors for Violence Risk: The Value for Clinical Practice

Violence risk assessment tools in forensic psychiatry have traditionally solely been focused on risk factors. Recently, positive psychology inspired a more strengths-based approach to treatment and sparked an innovation in the assessment of violence risk: the introduction of protective factors. The Structured Assessment of Protective Factors for violence risk (SAPROF) was developed to complemen...

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 1 1 Towards Evidence-Based Practice with Domestic Violence Perpetrators

Receptionists' perceptions of violence in general practice.

BACKGROUND Violence and threatening behaviour towards health care employees is a recognized hazard. There is a lack of research into the perceptions of general practice (GP) receptionists about this important workplace hazard. AIM To determine the factors that influence reception staff perceptions regarding the risk of future violent and threatening incidents at work. METHODS A cross-sectio...

prediction of ignition delay period in d.i diesel engines

a semi-empirical mathematical model for predicting physical part of ignition delay period in the combustion of direct - injection diesel engines with swirl is developed . this model based on a single droplet evaporation model . the governing equations , namely , equations of droplet motion , heat and mass transfer were solved simultaneously using a rung-kutta step by step unmerical method . the...