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Aggressive behavior in patients hospitalised for a psychotic relapse
INTRODUCTION: Patients in psychotic relapse may exhibit violent behavior towards objects, themselves or others. These behaviors, although usually unconscious, are a common reason for hospitalization and a source of rejection and stigmatization by family and society. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10479801/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2249 |
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author | Bouguerra, I. Khelifa, E. Abaza, H. Ben Othman, F. Adouni, A. Ben Ammar, H. Mnif, L. |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Patients in psychotic relapse may exhibit violent behavior towards objects, themselves or others. These behaviors, although usually unconscious, are a common reason for hospitalization and a source of rejection and stigmatization by family and society. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of aggressive behavior in relapsed inpatients with schizophrenia in the F psychiatry department at the Razi Hospital in Tunisia. METHODS: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study of fifty male patients hospitalized for a psychotic relapse who were naïve or discontinuing treatment for at least two months. Patients were assessed using a semi-structured questionnaire and the Overt Aggression Scale (OAS). RESULTS: The age of the patients included ranged from 17 to 65 years, with an average of 36.4±11.51 years. More than half of the patients were without occupation (58%, N= 29). For personnal history : Seven patients (14%) had attempted suicide ; Eight patients (16%) showed evidence of self-harm ; Thirteen patients (26%) had a history of arrests of which eleven (22%) were incarcerated.The OAS score ranged from to 0 to 35 with a mean at 9.7+/- 10.3. Twenty-seven patients were aggressive (54%). CONCLUSIONS: Preventive strategies should focus more on predicting the aggressive potential of patients with schizophrenia and its socio-professional implication. Perhaps when using a less holistic approach to the disease and when approaching aggressive behavior as a symptom in its own right, we will be able to find other alternative options. DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST: None Declared |
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spelling | pubmed-104798012023-09-06 Aggressive behavior in patients hospitalised for a psychotic relapse Bouguerra, I. Khelifa, E. Abaza, H. Ben Othman, F. Adouni, A. Ben Ammar, H. Mnif, L. Eur Psychiatry Abstract INTRODUCTION: Patients in psychotic relapse may exhibit violent behavior towards objects, themselves or others. These behaviors, although usually unconscious, are a common reason for hospitalization and a source of rejection and stigmatization by family and society. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of aggressive behavior in relapsed inpatients with schizophrenia in the F psychiatry department at the Razi Hospital in Tunisia. METHODS: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study of fifty male patients hospitalized for a psychotic relapse who were naïve or discontinuing treatment for at least two months. Patients were assessed using a semi-structured questionnaire and the Overt Aggression Scale (OAS). RESULTS: The age of the patients included ranged from 17 to 65 years, with an average of 36.4±11.51 years. More than half of the patients were without occupation (58%, N= 29). For personnal history : Seven patients (14%) had attempted suicide ; Eight patients (16%) showed evidence of self-harm ; Thirteen patients (26%) had a history of arrests of which eleven (22%) were incarcerated.The OAS score ranged from to 0 to 35 with a mean at 9.7+/- 10.3. Twenty-seven patients were aggressive (54%). CONCLUSIONS: Preventive strategies should focus more on predicting the aggressive potential of patients with schizophrenia and its socio-professional implication. Perhaps when using a less holistic approach to the disease and when approaching aggressive behavior as a symptom in its own right, we will be able to find other alternative options. DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST: None Declared Cambridge University Press 2023-07-19 /pmc/articles/PMC10479801/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2249 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Abstract Bouguerra, I. Khelifa, E. Abaza, H. Ben Othman, F. Adouni, A. Ben Ammar, H. Mnif, L. Aggressive behavior in patients hospitalised for a psychotic relapse |
title | Aggressive behavior in patients hospitalised for a psychotic relapse |
title_full | Aggressive behavior in patients hospitalised for a psychotic relapse |
title_fullStr | Aggressive behavior in patients hospitalised for a psychotic relapse |
title_full_unstemmed | Aggressive behavior in patients hospitalised for a psychotic relapse |
title_short | Aggressive behavior in patients hospitalised for a psychotic relapse |
title_sort | aggressive behavior in patients hospitalised for a psychotic relapse |
topic | Abstract |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10479801/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2249 |
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