Characteristics of violence in the community by female patients seen in a psychiatric emergency service.
Characteristics of violence in the community by female patients seen in a psychiatric emergency service.
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精神科急诊服务中女性患者的社区暴力特征。
DOI：
10.1176/ps.46.8.785
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发表时间：
1995
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通讯作者：
Lidz,CW
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作者：
Newhill,CE;Mulvey,EP;Lidz,CW
目的本研究探讨在精神科急诊服务中评估的女性和男性患者对他人施暴相关因素的差异。方法从某城市精神病院急诊部抽取812例精神病人，在社区进行为期6个月的随访。患者提供了暴力事件的自我报告，附带举报人也提供了事件的报告。还审查了官方记录。在随访期间，369名患者（213名男性，156名女性）有暴力行为，定义为以威胁的方式把手放在他人身上或用武器威胁他人。结果男性和女性患者在暴力的频率和严重程度上没有显著差异，但在共同战斗者的身份和事件发生地点上存在差异。结论性别不是精神病患者参与暴力行为的重要预测因子。观察到的暴力发生地点和同战人员身份的性别差异可能与男性和女性社会世界的差异有关，男性有更多机会对陌生人进行公开暴力。
ObjectiveThis study examined differences in factors associated with violence toward others by female and male patients evaluated in a psychiatric emergency service.MethodsA sample of 812 psychiatric patients recruited in the emergency service of an urban psychiatric hospital were followed in the community over a six-month period. Patients provided self-reports of violent incidents, and collateral informants also provided reports of the incidents. Official records were also reviewed. During the followup period, 369 patients (213 male and 156 female patients) engaged in violence, defined as laying hands on another person in a threatening manner or threatening another person with a weapon.ResultsMale and female patients did not differ significantly in frequency and seriousness of violence, but they did differ on who the co-combatant was and where the incident took place.ConclusionsGender is not a strong predictor of involvement in violence by psychiatric patients. The observed gender differences in location in which violence took place and identity of the co-combatant may be related to differences in the social worlds of men and women, with men having more opportunity for public violence with strangers.