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Violence and aggression: short-term management in mental health, health and community settings

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  • Reference number: NG10
  • Published:  28 May 2015
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Research recommendations coming out of this guidance

  • Medication for promoting de-escalation:- Which medication is effective in promoting de-escalation in people who are identified as likely to demonstrate significant  violence?

  • Violence related to drug or alcohol misuse:- What is the best environment in which to contain violence in people who have misused drugs or alcohol?

  • Advance statements and decisions:- What forms of management of violence and aggression do service users prefer and do advance statements and decisions have an important role in management and prevention?

  • Content and nature of effective de-escalation:- What is the content and nature of effective de-escalatory actions, interactions and activities used by mental health nurses, including the most effective and efficient means of training nurses to use
    them in a timely and appropriate way?

  • Long duration or very frequent manual restraint:- In what circumstances and how often are long-duration or repeated manual restraint used, and what alternatives are there that are safer and more effective?

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