Prevalence of risk factors for aggressive behavior: characteristics of an involuntarily admitted population.
In Västmanland County, Sweden, 105 patients were acute admitted and involuntarily treated during a six-month period. In spite of a low mean age (39.2 years), abuse of alcohol or other drugs was common (29%). Thirty-nine percent of the patients showed violent behavior prior to the actual admission and 36% of the patients had shown such behavior prior to earlier admissions. Of the patients below 40 years, 32% had a disability pension.
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Department of Psychiatry, Västerås Central Hospital, Sweden.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013548:Sweden