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The British Journal of Psychiatry (2000) 176: 339-344
© 2000 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY PAPERS

Violence in the workplace: new perspectives in forensic mental health services in the USA{dagger}

TONY A. FLETCHER, PsyD, SAMUEL JAN BRAKEL, SD and JAMES L. CAVANAUGH, MD

Section of Psychiatry and Law, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Isaac Ray Center, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA

Declaration of interest This paper was financially supported by the Isaac Ray Center, Inc. (Section of Psychiatry and the Law, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center), Chicago, Illinois, USA.

{dagger} See editorial pp. 307–311, this issue.

Correspondence: Tony A. Fletcher, Section of Psychiatry and Law, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Isaac Ray Center, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA

Background This paper reviews current research on workplace violence in the USA and offers suggestions concerning the roles that mental health professionals with forensic expertise can play in this expanding field.

Aims To clarify the role of the mental health professional in evaluating issues related to workplace violence.

Method Manual and computer literature searches were performed.

Results The incidence of reported workplace violence is on the rise and can be devastating beyond the immediate injury. Forensically oriented mental health professionals can assist companies by providing pre-employment screenings, fitness-for-duty evaluations and threat assessment by using the results of current research on potentially violent individuals.

Conclusions With the growing interest in workplace violence come many opportunities for mental health professionals to assist companies in assessment, intervention and prevention.




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