Historical and Epidemiologic Clues
- history of violence (especially if frequent, serious or unprovoked)
- threats or plans of violence
- symbolic acts of violence
- young and male
Kind of Diagnosis
Certain diagnoses are associated with violent behavior:
- substance abuse, either acute intoxication or withdrawal
- acute psychoses (especially acute mania or acute schizophrenia)
- acute organic brain syndrome
- personality disorders
- partial complex seizures
- temporal lobe epilepsy
Time of Day
Incidents are more likely to occur on a night shift. During a recent study performed at the University of California at Irvine, almost 32% of violent incidents occurred between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.
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2-5. Which patient diagnosis is associated with violent behavior?
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