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- Title
COMMENTARY.
- Authors
McDonnell, Andrew
- Abstract
The author comments on the article "Prevention and Management of Aggression in Mental Health: An Interdisciplinary Discussion," by Brendon Stubbs and Geoff Dickens, published within the issue. The author states that the article stresses the need for prevention and management of violence toward staff in psychiatric services and calls for training for healthcare professionals. The author believes that staff should only be trained in de-escalation and not in physical intervention or restraint.
- Subjects
AGGRESSION (Psychology); RESTRAINT of patients; MENTAL health personnel &; patient; MEDICAL personnel; STUBBS, Brendon; DICKENS, Geoff
- Publication
International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation, 2008, Vol 15, Issue 8, p357
- ISSN
1741-1645
- Publication type
Opinion