Aggressions against healthcare workers: An approach to the situation in Spain and the victims psychological effects

Abstract Aggression against healthcare workers is a problem of important consequences which is becoming a focus of research. However, its possible effects on psychological health have not been studied sufficiently in spite of the fact that they may be of importance even in the absence of physical ag...

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Published in:Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2009-04, Vol.11, p.S366-S367
Main Authors: Gascón, S, Casalod, Y, Jarreta, B. Martínez, Abecia, E, Luna, A, Cárceles, M.D. Pérez, Santed, M.A, González-Andrade, F, Bolea, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggression - psychology
Aggressions
Anxiety - epidemiology
Burnout, Professional - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression - epidemiology
Health Personnel - psychology
Healthcare workers
Humans
Internal Medicine
Job Satisfaction
Medicine
Psychological effects
Spain - epidemiology
Specialties, Surgical
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Summary:Abstract Aggression against healthcare workers is a problem of important consequences which is becoming a focus of research. However, its possible effects on psychological health have not been studied sufficiently in spite of the fact that they may be of importance even in the absence of physical aggression [Winstnaley S, Whittington R. Aggression towards health care staff in a UK general hospital: variation among professions. J Clin Nurs 2004;13:3-10, [1] ].
ISSN:1344-6223
1873-4162
DOI:10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.01.107