Violence in Psychiatry
Violence in Psychiatry The association between violence and mental illness is well studied, yet remains highly controversial. In fact, physical aggression is the primary reason for admission to many…
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Violence in Psychiatry
The association between violence and mental illness is well studied, yet remains highly controversial. In fact, physical aggression is the primary reason for admission to many hospitals. Currently, there does appear to be a trend of increasing violence in hospital settings, including both civilly and forensically committed populations.
Furthermore, treatment settings need to be enhanced to address the new types of violence exhibited in inpatient environments and this modification needs to be geared toward balancing safety with treatment. Given that violence is now often both a reason for admission and a barrier to discharge, there is a pressing need for violence to be re-conceptualized as a primary medical condition, not as the by-product of one. This book focuses on violence from assessment, through underlying neurobiology, to treatment and other recommendations for practice. This will