Understanding aggression displayed by patients and families towards intensive care staff: A systematic review.

Objectives: The objective of this systematic review was to synthesise literature pertaining to patient and family violence (PFV) directed at Intensive Care Unit (ICU) staff.

Design: Study design was a systematic review. The data was not amenable to meta-analysis.

A streamlined multidisciplinary metabolic clinic in psychiatric recovery service: a pilot study.

Background: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a collection of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type-2 diabetes, that includes central obesity, hypertension, hyperglycaemia and dyslipidaemia. An audit indicated inadequate MetS screening in an Australian psychiatric recovery service.

Objectives: We aimed to improve MetS screening, identification and intervention by offering streamlined lifestyle education, clinical reviews and discharge planning.

A hospital-wide group approach to promote open dialogues of workplace issues and staff wellbeing with Schwartz Rounds.

Objectives: This study aims to explore the feasibility and impact of Schwartz Rounds® led by psychiatrists/mental health professionals in an urban Australian public hospital setting and to develop strategies for optimising participants' experiences.

Methods: Being a mixed-methods study collecting qualitative and quantitative data through post-Rounds evaluation surveys, this study thematically analysed responses from 105 participants attending four consecutive monthly Rounds between February and May 2023 to assess the perceived benefits and challenges of Schwartz Rounds.

Results: Respondents highly valued the Rounds and felt cared for by the healthcare organisation.

Objections to assisted dying within institutions: systemic solutions for rapprochement.

In this Matters Arising article, we outline how the recent article "The impact on patients of objections by institutions to assisted dying: a qualitative study of family caregivers' perceptions" (White et al., 2023 Mar 13;24(1):22) informed Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) implementation in our large Australian public health setting, where objections do not emanate from, but within, the institution. In reporting the harms to patients and caregivers created by institutional objection, White et al.

Post-traumatic stress disorder in doctors: Origins, approach and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy.

Objectives: Navigating a high-stakes clinical environment, medical doctors tend to consider trauma and adverse workplace events as 'part of their job'. This often leads to delays in help-seeking in doctors who develop acute traumatic stress symptoms (ATSS), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their comorbidities. This article outlines the prevalence of acute traumatic stress and PTSD in this population and summarises the emerging evidence base for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) early-intervention protocols of this population.