The effect of hospital-based violence intervention programs on post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among violent assault victims: a systematic review
Clay Schuler, Margaret McAlister, Joshua Ellis, Nakita Lovelady · 2026
Read The effect of hospital-based violence intervention programs on post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among violent assault victims: a systematic review by Clay Schuler, Margaret McAlister, Joshua Ellis, Nakita Lovelady (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/PMC13255327.txt.
Description
Clay Schuler and colleagues review hospital violence programs and PTSD in a 2026 systematic review. Hospital-based violence intervention programs support assault victims with bedside mentoring, mental health links, and follow-up care. Searching five databases, the team found 616 records but only four studies that measured PTSD symptoms over time in United States assault victims.
Results were mixed across the four studies. Two studies that added a specific mental health treatment inside the program did find clear symptom reduction. The authors note the studies differed widely in design and content, and they call for more research before firm practice guidance can be set.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Clay Schuler, Margaret McAlister, Joshua Ellis, Nakita Lovelady |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 51211 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC0 |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |