Factors That Contribute to Aggressive Behaviors at Inpatient Psychiatric Wards
Researchers from Maastricht University in the Netherlands searched publication databases for studies of aggressive behaviors in psychiatric wards.
Researchers from Maastricht University in the Netherlands searched publication databases for studies of aggressive behaviors in psychiatric wards.
A narrative review summarized the findings of 69 prospective longitudinal studies to inform practitioners and policy makers about the outcomes of physical punishment and identified 7 key themes.
Researchers calculated lifetime and past-year prevalence of suicide ideation and attempts in Puerto Rican young adults using the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview.
Many children and youth have violence-related medical visits at some time in their lives.
Children and adolescents with involuntary psychiatric hospitalization are more likely to have a diagnosis of psychosis, substance misuse, or intellectual disability than those admitted voluntarily.
The American Psychological Association has strongly endorsed a link between video games and aggression. However, other scientists have been critical of current studies on this issue. This study shows how children presented at an ER with aggression after playing video games.
The researchers tested whether antisocial personalities are associated with similar structural and neural alterations as those observed in criminal psychopathy.
There was a decrease in hospital admissions for children younger than 5 years diagnosed with abusive head trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic led to an exacerbation of pre-existing hardships and disparities in many vulnerable populations, including individuals affected by intimate partner violence. We interviewed experts in the field to learn more about this issue and how clinicians may best assist affected individuals.
Study researchers sought to investigate the link between a history of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse and the severity of sensory hypersensitivity symptoms in patients with migraine.