Main description:

This book presents evidence-based guidance on the prevention and management of aggression and violence by patients with mental disorder. It provides a comprehensive overview of best practice and will be of practical use to a wide range of mental health professionals working in community, in-patient or prison settings. Such sensitive issues as violence in patients from minority ethnic backgrounds, ways to apply physical and pharmaceutical methods of restraint safely, and preserving patients' dignity in highly volatile situations, are addressed. The guidance also covers: relevant legislation; assessment and management of risk of violence in different settings; specific populations, including older adults and people with intellectual disabilities; both non-pharmacological management techniques and use of medication; and liaison with the police, Crown prosecution service and MAPPA (Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements). Health service managers, as well as clinicians dealing with potentially violent incidents day to day, will find the report informative and the guidelines contained within clear and easy to follow.

Contents:

Abbreviations; List of boxes and tables; Working group; Executive summary and recommendations; 1. Legislation relevant to the management of violence by persons with mental disorders Dominic Dougall and John Olumoroti; 2. Safeguarding vulnerable adults and children exposed to violence Louise Butler, Masum Khwaja and Miriam Barrett; 3. Risk assessment and management Ruth McAllister and Sachin Patel; 4. Risk prevention and non-pharmacological management of violence in acute settings Sachin Patel, Douglas MacInnes, John Olumoroti and Ruth McAllister; 5. Use of medication and ECT in the management of violence Caroline Parker, Masum Khwaja and Jonathan Waite; 6. Post-incident management Laura Garrod, Masum Khwaja and Ian Cumming; 7. Management of the risk of violence in the community James McIntyre, Elliot Wylde and Laura Garrod; 8. Management of violence in older adults Jonathan Waite; 9. Management of violence in people with intellectual disability Ingrid Bohnen, Alina Bakala, Yogesh Thakker and Anusha Wijeratne; 10. Management of violence in prisons Ian Cumming; 11. Liaison with the police, Crown Prosecution Service and MAPPA Ruth McAllister; 12. Information-sharing with victims of crime committed by persons with mental disorders Miriam Barrett and Dominic Beer; 13. Clinical governance Dominic Beer and Sachin Patel; Appendix. Organisations that victims of crime can contact; Index.