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De-Escalation as a Therapeutic Strategy for Dual Diagnosis Patients in Psychiatry


Uchtenhagen, Ambros A (2020). De-Escalation as a Therapeutic Strategy for Dual Diagnosis Patients in Psychiatry. Open Access Journal of Addiction and Psychology, 3(3):1-3.

Abstract

Schizophrenic patients with a substance abuse condition present one of the highest risks for violent behaviour. The traditional safety measures used in psychiatry are still in force but challenged by a trend to avoid all involuntary action, in respect of patient autonomy. There is an urgent need to develop strategies to cope with this situation, which is especially difficult to cope with in case of first encounters with dual diagnosis patients in psychiatry. The risk for open aggressiveness is difficult to assess and to manage in first encounters, avoiding an escalation and working a deescalation strategy. The strategy described in this paper is based on a distinction of the different types of first encounter and on general rules.

Abstract

Schizophrenic patients with a substance abuse condition present one of the highest risks for violent behaviour. The traditional safety measures used in psychiatry are still in force but challenged by a trend to avoid all involuntary action, in respect of patient autonomy. There is an urgent need to develop strategies to cope with this situation, which is especially difficult to cope with in case of first encounters with dual diagnosis patients in psychiatry. The risk for open aggressiveness is difficult to assess and to manage in first encounters, avoiding an escalation and working a deescalation strategy. The strategy described in this paper is based on a distinction of the different types of first encounter and on general rules.

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Item Type:Journal Article, not_refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > Swiss Research Institute for Public Health and Addiction
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Language:English
Date:11 February 2020
Deposited On:28 Jan 2021 08:09
Last Modified:27 Jan 2022 05:12
Publisher:Iris Publishers
ISSN:2641-6271
OA Status:Green
Free access at:Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.33552/oajap.2020.03.000563
  • Content: Published Version
  • Licence: Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)