Kaitlin J Farrell, Cayelan C Carey
Power, pitfalls, and potential for integrating computational literacy into undergraduate ecology courses
Ecology and evolution
study examined frequency associated distress potentially traumatic harmful experiences occurring within psychiatric settings among persons severe mental illness served publicsector mental health systemparticipants 142 randomly selected adult psychiatric patients recruited day hospital program participants completed battery selfreport measures assess traumatic harmful events occurred course mental health care lifetime trauma exposure symptoms posttraumatic stress disorderdata revealed high rates reported lifetime trauma occurred within psychiatric settings including physical assault 31 percent sexual assault 8 percent witnessing traumatic events 63 percent reported rates potentially harmful experiences around frightening violent patients 54 percent also high finally reported rates institutional measures last resort seclusion 59 percent restraint 34 percent takedowns 29 percent handcuffed transport 65 percent also high medications used threat punishment unwanted sexual advances psychiatric setting inadequate privacy sexual assault staff member associated history exposure sexual assault adultfindings suggest traumatic harmful experiences within psychiatric settings warrant increased attention