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Violence in Psychiatry
Katherine Warburton
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Description for Violence in Psychiatry
hardcover. This book focuses on violence from assessment, through underlying neurobiology, to treatment and other recommendations for practice. Editor(s): Warburton, Katherine D.; Stahl, Stephen M. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 b/w illus. 32 colour illus. 55 tables. BIC Classification: MMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
The association between violence and mental illness is well studied, yet remains highly controversial. Currently, there does appear to be a trend of increasing violence in hospital settings, including both civilly and forensically committed populations. In fact, physical aggression is the primary reason for admission to many hospitals. 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. Furthermore, treatment settings need to be enhanced to address the new types of violence exhibited ... Read more
The association between violence and mental illness is well studied, yet remains highly controversial. Currently, there does appear to be a trend of increasing violence in hospital settings, including both civilly and forensically committed populations. In fact, physical aggression is the primary reason for admission to many hospitals. 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. Furthermore, treatment settings need to be enhanced to address the new types of violence exhibited ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
354
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107092198
SKU
V9781107092198
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About Katherine Warburton
Katherine D. Warburton is the Medical Director and Deputy Director for Clinical Operations for the California Department of State Hospitals and Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of California, Davis. She is the guest editor of a special issue on violence for CNS Spectrums with Dr Charles Scott and an expert in violence risk assessment and treatment of ... Read more
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