Clinical Monograph: Aggression & Violence
An Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Monograph
for Psychosomatic Medicine Practice
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Published jointly by the:
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Authors/Workgroup: T. Penders O. Freudenreich A.F.G. Leentjens W. Soellner T. Peterson T. Rummans Paula Zimbrean J. Rundell K. Philbrick J.J. Shim J. Straus |
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Evidenced-Based Medicine Summary
Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- Objective and methods
- Definition and symptoms
- Risk factors
- Prevalence and incidence
- Diagnosis and risk factors
- TREATMENT
- Acute agitation and violence when diagnosis is unclear
- Agitation and violence where a psychotic diagnosis (schizophrenia, mania) has been established
- Prevention and Extended Treatment
- QUALITY INDICATORS
- Organization of detection and management
- Specific quality indicators
APPENDIXES