title: De-escalation in the management of aggression and violence.
abstract: De-escalation has historically been viewed by nurses as an intuitive process. This paper argues that de-escalation can be explained by reference to theory and an exposition of practice skills, and refutes the intuitive position by proposing that de-escalation can be understood as an interactive process with discrete identifiable components.
authors.affiliation: University of Stirling.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Paterson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leadbetter
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McComish
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*