Citation

Gautam S, Gautam M, Yadav KS, Chaudhary J, Jain A. Indian J. Psychiatry 2023; 65(2): 131-139.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_518_22

PMID

37063635

PMCID

PMC10096211

Abstract

Violence and aggression are common in mental health facilities, sometimes with grave consequences[1] warrant the formation of a guideline that addresses these issues.

The combination of extrinsic and intrinsic factors along with the context and setting of violence makes the task of its prevention and management a complex phenomenon. The intrinsic components mainly consisted of personality features, current serious mental stress, and difficulty in managing anger. On the other hand, extrinsic factors are more diverse and depend not only upon the physical and social context where violence and aggression happen but also on the aggressor's attitude, victim's characteristics, health professional's training and experience, and perceived risk of danger...

Language: en