[Dealing with aggressive behaviour in acute psychiatric patients sent in by law].

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Output type: Journal article

Author list: Hofmann, Rous

Publisher: Medicinska naklada Zagreb; 1998

Publication year: 2005

Volume number: 17

Issue number: 3-4

Start page: 167

End page: 71

Number of pages: -95

ISSN: 0353-5053

Languages: German-Germany (DE-DE)

Abstract

Aggressive behaviour in psychiatric patients is one of the most challenging issues in clinical work. Self harming behaviour mostly derives from depressive and psychotic disorders as well as from intoxications. Aggressive behaviour against others is mostly linked to psychotic symptoms. Beside all therapeutic possibilities in Austria the so called "Unterbringungsgesetz", a special law defines the circumstances under which patients may be transferred to closed psychiatric wards. Despite the fact that a judge makes the main decisions there are plenty of possibilities for the treating psychiatrist to deal with this law actively. It is very important that these possibilities are regularly used because otherwise the proportion of patients who are judged because of criminal activities continues to grow further.

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