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T Palmstierna

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PubMed1990

Risk factors for aggressive behaviour are of limited value in predicting the violent behaviour of acute involuntarily admitted patients.

Violent behaviour within 8 and 28 days respectively was related by a multivariate statistical procedure to risk factors for aggressive behaviour in an epidemiologically representative sample of 105 acute involuntarily admitted patients. Previous violent behaviour by the patient was found to correlate significantly with aggressive behaviour during the first 8 days of admission, and abuse of drugs other than alcohol was found to correlate significantly with aggressive behaviour during the first 28 days of admission. Determination coefficients were very low, and it is concluded that risk factors associated with aggressive behaviour are of limited value in predicting aggressive behaviour among acute involuntarily admitted inpatients.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed1989

Evaluation of the Brief Psychopathological Rating Scale in relation to aggressive behavior by acute involuntarily admitted patients.

Aggressive behavior during acute involuntary admission was related to ratings on the Brief Psychopathological Rating Scale, age, sex and global assessment in 38 patients. The best prediction model of aggressive behavior was achieved when predicting more serious incidents occurring during the first 8 days of admission. In this prediction model, high scores of hostility and anxiety, together with low scores of grandiosity significantly and accurately predicted more serious violent behavior.

Adult↗
PubMed1988

Aggressive behavior in hospitalized psychogeriatric patients.

The frequency and characteristics of aggressive and hostile behavior in 40 psychogeriatric inpatients was investigated using the Staff Observation Aggression Scale (SOAS). Most aggressive acts were directed towards nursing staff when providing help with activities of daily living. A positive correlation was found between age and the frequency of aggressive behavior, while severity was most strongly correlated to length of admission. A significant decrease in frequency was observed during the six weeks of observation. The causes of this decrease are discussed together with the implications for future studies on the treatment of aggressive behavior in this group of patients.

Activities of Daily Living↗
PubMed1988

Prevalence of risk factors for aggressive behavior: characteristics of an involuntarily admitted population.

In Västmanland County, Sweden, 105 patients were acute admitted and involuntarily treated during a six-month period. In spite of a low mean age (39.2 years), abuse of alcohol or other drugs was common (29%). Thirty-nine percent of the patients showed violent behavior prior to the actual admission and 36% of the patients had shown such behavior prior to earlier admissions. Of the patients below 40 years, 32% had a disability pension.

Adult↗
PubMed1987

Staff observation aggression scale, SOAS: presentation and evaluation.

A new psychiatric report and rating scale assessing severity and frequency of aggressive behaviour is presented and evaluated. It is based on the staff's standardized reports of aggressive incidents. By using a special aggression report form, comprehensive and standardized information is obtained, thereby permitting scoring and further analysis of different aspects of aggressive incidents. The reliability of scoring is tested and found to be good as is the scale's capacity to discriminate between different patterns of aggressive behaviour in different groups of patients. As a result of this and because of the simplicity of the scale, it is thought to be a potentially useful tool in scientific research on aggressive behaviour from psychiatric inpatients.

Adult↗
PubMed1987

Absence of acquired tolerance to neuroleptics in schizophrenic patients.

Development of increased tolerance to neuroleptics was investigated in 38 neuroleptic-respondent schizophrenic patients. At 5- or 8-year follow-up, clinical global assessments were related to changes in neuroleptic doses. In 93% of the patients gradually increasing tolerance could be excluded.

Antipsychotic Agents↗
PubMed1983

Depressive symptoms in chronic schizophrenic patients after withdrawal of long-acting neuroleptics.

A double-blind randomized investigation compared withdrawal (placebo) with continued use of long-acting neuroleptics (fluphenazine decanoate or flupenthixol decanoate) in 41 chronic schizophrenic outpatients. After 6 weeks there was a tendency toward higher depressive scores in the placebo group, a difference which became statistically significant (p less than .05) at week 24. These results do not support earlier observations that neuroleptic drugs cause depression. Further analyses of the data indicated that depressive symptomatology could be an early sign of relapse.

Adult↗