Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	113936
Country	Türkiye

Category	Psychology
Manuscript Type	Evidence Review
Article Title	Inadequacy of interventions to eliminate or reduce violence against healthcare professionals by patients and/or their relatives
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Elif Yöyen and Tülay Güneri Barış
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Corresponding Author	Elif Yöyen, Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sakarya University, Esentepe, No. 2 Ring Road, Sakarya 54050, Türkiye. elifyoyen@sakarya.edu.tr
Key Words	Workplace violence; Workplace violence among healthcare workers; Workplace violence intervention programmes
Core Tip	Workplace violence has become an escalating global public health concern, affecting a growing number of healthcare workers each year. Countless professionals suffer physical, psychological, and occupational harm as a result of such incidents. Government-implemented violence prevention strategies have largely focused on the management of violent episodes rather than their prevention, offering limited and short-term solutions. However, sustainable and effective outcomes require a broad and integrated approach that addresses the issue comprehensively. Intervention programs implemented at a single level-whether individual, organizational, or societal-have proven insufficient on their own. Therefore, there is a pressing need for a comprehensive, multi-level intervention framework that simultaneously targets all contributing factors. The results of such an approach are expected to inform public health policies and guide the development of evidence-based strategies to protect healthcare workers and improve workplace safety.
Citation	Yöyen E, Barış Güneri T. Inadequacy of interventions to eliminate or reduce violence against healthcare professionals by patients and/or their relatives. World J Psychiatry 2025; In press

Received	2025-09-07 08:00
Peer-Review Started	2025-09-07 08:00
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Return for Revision	2025-09-23 06:20
Revised	2025-10-05 11:27
Second Decision	2025-11-17 02:37
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Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-11-17 05:52
Articles in Press	2025-11-17 05:52
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