Correlates of aggressive behavior in the moroccan context
Introduction Violence among the mentally ill population has long been a subject of stigma, and controversy. Clinicians’ ability to assess the violent potential is still limited. Objectives The objective of this work is to identify the positively correlated indicators of aggressive behavior in patie...
| Published in: | European Psychiatry |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2023-03-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933823006417/type/journal_article |
| Summary: | Introduction
Violence among the mentally ill population has long been a subject of stigma, and controversy. Clinicians’ ability to assess the violent potential is still limited.
Objectives
The objective of this work is to identify the positively correlated indicators of aggressive behavior in patients admitted to hospital emergency departments.
Methods
It is a retrospective and descriptive paper based on the records of patients admitted to the emergency department of Arrazi University Psychiatric Hospital in Salé during a one-month period.
The psychiatric diagnosis was formulated using the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and Violent behavior was assessed using the Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS). The existence of aggressive behavior was defined by a MOAS score ≥3.
We used SPSS 15 to analyse results
Results
Sixty-five case files were selected during the study month. The average age was 35.3 (19;64).
The mean of our sample MOAS aggression scale score was 31.5 [0; 79] and 90% of patients had a score ≥ 3 (image 1)
Among the 65 admissions, heteroaggressive risk was the most frequent reason for hospitalization (N=53), followed by psychomotor excitement. IMAGE 2
Statistical analysis revealed a significant association between high MOAS scores and substance use, history of suicide attempt, educational level and socioeconomic level
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Conclusions
In the current research, the prevalence of aggressive behavior was high among these patients, which may be due to the conditions of psychiatric hospitalization in our region, which is often reserved for the most serious and dangerous patients.
Disclosure of Interest
None Declared |
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| ISSN: | 0924-9338 1778-3585 |