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Ward atmosphere in acute psychiatric inpatient care: Differences and similarities between patient and staff perceptions

Torben Schjødt Psychiatric Hospital in Hillerød, DK-3400 Hillerd, Denmark
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Thomas Middelboe Psychiatric Hospital in Hillerød, DK-3400 Hillerd, Denmark
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Erik Lykke Mortensen Psychiatric Hospital in Hillerød, DK-3400 Hillerd, Denmark
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Annette Gjerris Psychiatric Hospital in Hillerød, DK-3400 Hillerd, Denmark
Pages 215-220 | Published online: 15 Nov 2010

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Heidi Sageng Sommerstad, Arvid Nikolay Kildahl, Ellen Kathrine Munkhaugen, Kjersti Karlsen & Trine Lise Bakken. (2021) Experiences of ward atmosphere in inpatients with intellectual disability and mental illness: clinical implications for mental health nursing. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities 67:5, pages 339-348.
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Geoffrey L. Dickens, Mareike Suesse, Pieter Snyman & Marco Picchioni. (2014) Associations between ward climate and patient characteristics in a secure forensic mental health service. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology 25:2, pages 195-211.
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Peter Beazley & Gisli Gudjonsson. (2011) Motivating inpatients to engage with treatment: The role of depression and ward atmosphere. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry 65:2, pages 95-100.
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Hanna Tuvesson, Christine Wann-Hansson & Mona Eklund. (2010) A revised Swedish version of the Ward Atmosphere Scale: Usability and psychometrics. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry 64:5, pages 303-309.
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Daniela Fröhlich, Franziska Rabenschlag, Susanne Schoppmann, Stefan Borgwardt, Undine E. Lang & Christian G. Huber. (2018) Positive Effects of an Anti-Aggression and De-Escalation Training on Ward Atmosphere and Subjective Safety May Depend on Previous Training Experience. Frontiers in Psychiatry 9.
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Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, Angela Watson, Francis Pitts, Anne Garrity, Elizabeth Spelman, Andrea Fronsman & Janhawi Kelkar. (2017) Mental and behavioral health settings: Importance & effectiveness of environmental qualities & features as perceived by staff. Journal of Environmental Psychology 50, pages 37-50.
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Daniel Nicholls, Kevin Kidd, Jennifer Threader & Catherine Hungerford. (2015) The value of purpose built mental health facilities: Use of the Ward Atmosphere Scale to gauge the link between milieu and physical environment. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 24:4, pages 286-294.
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Terry J. Lewin, Vaughan J. Carr, Agatha M. Conrad, Ketrina A. Sly, Srinivasan Tirupati, Martin Cohen, Philip B. Ward & Tim Coombs. (2011) Shift climate profiles and correlates in acute psychiatric inpatient units. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 47:9, pages 1429-1440.
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Hanna Tuvesson, Christine Wann-Hansson & Mona Eklund. (2011) The ward atmosphere important for the psychosocial work environment of nursing staff in psychiatric in-patient care. BMC Nursing 10:1.
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P. NOLAN, E. BRADLEY & N. BRIMBLECOMBE. (2011) Disengaging from acute inpatient psychiatric care: a description of service users' experiences and views. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 18:4, pages 359-367.
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K. N. JÖRGENSEN, V. RÖMMA & T. RUNDMO. (2009) Associations between ward atmosphere, patient satisfaction and outcome. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 16:2, pages 113-120.
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