Defining patient safety events in inpatient psychiatry.
Marcus SC, Hermann R, Cullen SW. Defining Patient Safety Events in Inpatient Psychiatry. J Patient Saf. 2018;17(8):e1452-e1457. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000520.
The authors describe a framework for patient safety as it applies to inpatient psychiatry, define the types of adverse events that occur in this specialty, and suggest that safety should become a more significant area of focus within inpatient mental health care.