Table of Contents

One What is the risk to health care professionals?.- 1. Violence to health care professionals: A health and safety perspective.- 2. Violence in psychiatric hospitals.- 3. Violence to social workers.- 4. Aggression towards general practitioners.- 5. Sexual victimization in the workplace.- Two Reactions to violence.- 6. Reactions to assault.- 7. Compensation and the criminal justice system.- Three Prevention and management of violence at work.- 8. The prediction of violence in a health care setting.- 9. The pharmacological management of aggressive patients.- 10. Coping with violent situations in the caring environment.- 11. Counselling for victims of violence.- 12. Organizational approaches to the prevention and management of violence.- Appendix A Information on professional, trade union and voluntary groups who offer assistance to victims.- Appendix B Bibliography.

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