Patient aggression towards receptionists working in general practice is a "serious workplace safety concern," concludes a review of the available evidence published in Family Medicine and Community ...

Aggressive behavior of patients is noticeably increasing in clinics and medical practices. High time pressure, overcrowded waiting rooms, and often unrealistic expectations among patients can cause ...

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

Risperidone, an antipsychotic drug commonly used for severe agitation or aggressive behavior, increases stroke risk in patients with dementia. The corresponding study was published in The British ...

Call it hostile cooperation, sugarcoated hostility, or compliant defiance. Call it all of the above. Passive aggression does not alternate between passive behavior and aggressive behavior, but rather ...

In May, surveyors issued Jefferson Health’s Abington (Pa.) Hospital an immediate jeopardy warning after determining a security guard used excessive force against a psychiatric patient who had not ...

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