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SUBMITTER: Bakeman U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6872740 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bakeman Uriel U Eilam Hodaya H Schild Clara Moray CM Grinstein Dan D Eshed Yuval Y Laster Morris M Fride Ester E Anavi-Goffer Sharon S
Scientific reports 20191121 1
Aggression in psychiatric wards is a continuing matter of concern for both patients and medical staff. Here we have tested the hypothesis that the frequency of such incidents can be reduced with a new strategy of using trained alert dogs that warn of impending violent outbursts. Dogs were positioned among patients in psychiatric wards. Analyses show that the dogs warned of impending aggressive outbursts, responding to signals from a specific patient out of a group of unfamiliar psychotic patient ...[more]