Aggressive Behavior and Psychiatric Inpatients: a Narrative Review of the Literature with a Focus on the European Experience.
Curr Psychiatry Rep
; 23(5): 29, 2021 04 07.
Article
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| ID: mdl-33825996
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW We summarized peer-reviewed literature on aggressive episodes perpetrated by adult patients admitted to general hospital units, especially psychiatry or emergency services. We examined the main factors associated with aggressive behaviors in the hospital setting, with a special focus on the European experience. RECENT FINDINGS:
A number of variables, including individual, historical, and contextual variables, are significant risk factors for aggression among hospitalized people. Drug abuse can be considered a trans-dimensional variable which deserves particular attention. Although mental health disorders represent a significant component in the risk of aggression, there are many factors including drug abuse, past history of physically aggressive behavior, childhood abuse, social and cultural patterns, relational factors, and contextual variables that can increase the risk of overt aggressive behavior in the general hospital. This review highlights the need to undertake initiatives aimed to enhance understanding, prevention, and management of violence in general hospital settings across Europe.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Agressão
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Transtornos Mentais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Psychiatry Rep
Assunto da revista:
PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália