Textbook of Violence Assessment and Management

Evaluating and treating patients with violent ideations and
behaviors can be frustrating, anxiety-provoking, and even dangerous, as
errors in judgment can lead to disastrous consequences. Fortunately, there
is the Textbook of Violence Assessment and Management, the first and
only comprehensive textbook on assessing the potentially violent patient for
mental health clinicians on the front lines of patient care.

Uniquely
qualified to produce this comprehensive volume, the editors have assembled a
distinguished roster of contributors who, in 28 practical chapters, combine
evidence-based medicine with expert opinion to address the topic of patient
violence in all its diversity of presentation and expression. Dr. Simon is
Director of the Program in Psychiatry and Law at Georgetown University
School of Medicine, as well as the author or co-author of more than two
dozen books. Dr. Tardiff, Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health at the
Payne Whitney Clinic, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, is the
author of The Concise Guide to Assessment and Management of Violent
Patients, an introduction to aggression management now in its second
edition.

Violence is both endemic to our society and epidemic in our
age. Skilled assessment and management of violence is therefore critical for
mental health professionals involved in patient care. The Textbook of
Violence Assessment and Management includes many features designed
to instruct and support these clinicians. For example:


* It is the first comprehensive textbook to take the mental health
professional from evaluation and assessment to treatment and management of
patients who are or may become violent.
* The 28 chapters address the
diversity of clinical settings, patient demographics, psychopathology and
treatment modalities, making this work useful as both a textbook and a
reference that clinicians can consult as needed for particular cases.
*
End-of-chapter "Key Points" highlight the most important concepts and
conclusions, allowing students to review and consolidate their learning and
practicing professionals to locate critical information quickly.
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Clinical case examples abound, providing rich and nuanced perspectives on
patient behavior, evaluation and management.
* The textbook includes a
separate chapter on evaluating patients from different cultures, a
competency that becomes more crucial as patient populations become more
diverse.

Increasing numbers of veterans are diagnosed with PTSD and
traumatic brain injury. Campus tragedies such as Virginia Tech are fresh in
our collective memory. This text is both timely and necessary-not just for
mental health professionals and their patients, but for the families and
communities whose safety depends upon competent professional judgment.