Table 2.

The extent of exposure to all types of violence during the past 6 months

Type of violence	By patient	By companion
Verbal violence	304 (43.1%)	331 (47%)
Explicit threat	136 (19.3%)	176 (25%)
Passive aggressive	336 (47.7%)	378 (53.6%)
Equipment destruction	67 (9.5%)	65 (9.2%)
Mild violence	42 (6%)	54 (7.7%)
Severe violence	23 (3.3%)	17 (2.4%)
Sharp object	11 (1.6%)	6 (0.9%)
Sexual harassment	47 (6.7%)	34 (4.8%)