The Prevention and Management of Violence
Guidance for Mental Healthcare Professionals

Evidence-based guidance on the prevention and management of aggression and violence by patients with mental disorders.

Masum Khwaja (Edited by), Peter Tyrer (Edited by)

9781911623267, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 11 May 2023

380 pages
23.3 x 15.5 x 2.1 cm, 0.59 kg

This book provides a comprehensive overview of, and best practice evidence-based guidance on, the prevention and management of aggression and violence by patients with mental disorder across a variety of different settings and specialist patient groups. General aspects of violence management are covered, alongside both pharmacological and psychological interventions. In this second edition, first edition chapters have been fully revised and greatly expanded with new chapters on working with violence in children, criminal and youth justice liaison and diversion systems, forensic psychiatry and adult inpatient secure settings, the relationship between violence and mental health inequality in the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, service user involvement in training, and engagement with patients and carers. It will be of use to a wide range of mental health professionals working in community, in-patient and forensic (including prison) settings, as well as clinicians dealing with potentially violent incidents day-to-day.

Section I. General Aspects of Management
Introduction to section 1: 1. The need for a common set of guidelines Eric Baskind
2. Legislation relevant to the management of violence by persons with mental disorders Anthony Beschizza, Dominic Dougall and Masum Khwaja
3. Protection and safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children exposed to violence Alex Thomson, Chan Nyein and Maria Clarke
4. Anticipation and reduction of violence: implications of the NICE 2015 guideline Peter Tyrer and Tim Kendall
5. Post-incident management Ryan Kemp, Shaazneen Ali, Rachel O'Beney and Masum Khwaja
Section II. Medical and Psychological Intervention
Introduction to section II: 6. Use of medication and electroconvulsive therapy in the management of violence Peter Pratt, Caroline Parker, Masum Khwaja and Jonathan Waite
7. Psychological, psychosocial and psychotherapeutic interventions for the prevention and management of violence Miriam Barrett, Joanna Dow, Sarah Devereux, Gabriel Kirtchuk and Hannah Crisford
8. Prevention and management of violence in inpatient psychiatric settings Mehtab Ghazi Rahman, Masum Khwaja and Shanika Balachandra
Section III. Violence in Different Settings
Introduction to Section III: 9. Management of the risk of violence in the community Dominic Dougall, Sue McDonnell and Masum Khwaja
10. Management of violence in acute medical hospital settings Sachin Patel, Emma Valentine and Eric Baskind
11. Forensic psychiatry and adult inpatient secure settings Elliott Carthy and Bradley Hillie
12. Management of violence in prisons Louise Robinson and Andrew Forrester
Section IV. Management in Other Groups
Introduction to Section IV: 13. Working with violence in children: a developmental and relational perspective Celia Sadie, Laura Steckley, Susan McGinnis and Joanna Sales
14. Management of violence in older adults Jonathan Waite and Juliette Brown
15. Management of violence in people with intellectual disability Mervyn Yong, Laura Humphries, Ingrid Bohnen, Alina Bakala and Anusha Wijeratne
16. The relationship between violence and mental health inequality in the black, Asian and minority ethnic community Masum Khwaja and Eric Baskind
Section V. Violence and Society
Introduction to Section V: 17. Criminal and youth justice liaison and diversion systems Bradley Hillier and Heidi Hales
18. Information-sharing, including with victims of crime committed by persons with mental disorders Masum Khwaja, Miriam Barrett and David Cochrane
19. Victims of violence Alexis Theodorou, Saima Ali and Masum Khwaja
Section VI. Engagement and Understanding
Introduction to section VI: 20. An account of service users' involvement in training delivery on the prevention and management of violence and aggression: the impact on practice Jane Obi-Udeaja, Kate Crosby and Garry Ryan
21. Engagement with patients and carers to address and reduce the risk of violence and aggression Mary Moss
Index.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ]