Causes and management of patient aggression and violence in forensic settings: staff and patient perspectives

Dickens, G., Piccirillo, M. and Alderman, N. (2012) Causes and management of patient aggression and violence in forensic settings: staff and patient perspectives. Invited Presentation presented to: Third International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector: Linking Local Initiatives with Global Learning, Vancouver, Canada, 24-26 October 2012. (Unpublished)

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Abstract:

Aggression and violence are common within psychiatric facilities (Whittington & Richer, 2006) and can affect staff physically and emotionally (Abderhalden et al, 2002; Duxbury et al, 2006; Maguire & Ryan, 2007; Bilgin, 2009). Despite the high prevalence and increase in concern over aggression and violence, research to account for it has been limited. Previous literature has illustrated that internal, external, situational causes and management factors provide explanations for aggression and violence within acute psychiatric inpatient settings (Anderson & Bushman, 2002; Duxbury, 2003), but less is known about secure psychiatric settings. We aimed to explore the attitudes about the management of violence and aggression among patients resident in, and staff working in, a secure mental health service.

Subjects:

R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC435 Psychiatry > RC440 Psychiatric nursing
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA1001 Forensic Medicine. Medical jurisprudence. Legal medicine > RA1151 Forensic psychiatry
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC435 Psychiatry > RC554 Personality disorders. Behavior problems

Creators:

Dickens, G., Piccirillo, M. and Alderman, N.

Northamptonshire and East Midlands:

Health

Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:

University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Health & Society

Date:

2012

Date Type:

Presentation

Event Title:

Third International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector: Linking Local Initiatives with Global Learning

Event Dates:

24-26 October 2012

Event Location:

Vancouver, Canada

Event Type:

Conference

Language:

English

Status:

Unpublished