title: Problems in the management of aggressive behavior on a medical ward. A multidisciplinary case conference.
abstract: Following admission to a medical ward, a 69-year-old man with a life-long history of seizure disorder and antisocial personality features showed poor control of aggressive impulses, assaulted staff, and presented a host of problems for the consulting psychiatrist. These problems included staff's denial of the man as a patient on the medical ward, a breakdown in the medical workup, and hostility toward the consulting psychiatrist. This paper described how these specific problems were approached, with emphasis on the need for a systems approach in treatment planning.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team