The evolution of a concept: Aggression and violence in psychiatric settings

✍ Scribed by Eileen F. Morrison

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 933 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1532-8228
• DOI: 10.1016/0883-9417(94)90066-3

✦ Synopsis

In a series of studies examining aggression and violence by persons with a mental iiiness, a coercive interactionai style emerged as an important predictive variable in hospital settings. This interact&e style addresses one issue noted in the literature, the relative effect of personal versus environmental variables, by describing how violent individuals interact with their environment in purposeful ways. The findings from three specific studies are summarized to describe how thii interactive style was identified, quantified and documented as a predictor of aggression and violence. It is hoped that this synthesis of research findings wiii facilitate the application of research to practice settings.