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Broset Violence Checklist

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Broset Violence Checklist

  • See Also
  1. Agitated Behavior Scale
  2. Agitation
  3. Agitated Delirium
  4. Agitation in Dementia
  5. Violent Behavior
  6. Calming the Agitated Patient
  7. Physical Restraint
  8. Emergency Psychiatric Evaluation
  9. Delirium
  • Grading
  • Criteria (score 1 point for each positive criteria, 6 possible points)
  1. Confusion
  2. Irritability
  3. Boisterousness
  4. Physical Threats
  5. Verbal Threats
  6. Attacks on Objects
  • Interpretation
  1. Score 0: Low risk of Violence
  2. Score 1-2: Moderate risk of Violence
  3. Score >=3: High risk of Violence
  • References
  1. Woods (2002) Acta Psychiatr Scand Suppl (412):103-5 [PubMed]