A Data Science Approach to Predicting Patient Aggressive Events in a Psychiatric Hospital

Patient aggression in mental health care settings presents an ongoing challenge to healthcare organizations and practitioners. Aggression can result in physical and psychological trauma to other patients, staff, and visitors. The sequelae of aggressive incidents can include a variety of problems including utilization costs, increased staffing needs (e.g., isolation, individual observation), loss of staff time due to injury, and staff morale and turnover (Al-Sagarat et  al., 2016; Lanctôt and Guay, 2014).
Source: Psychiatry Research - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research