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Aggressive behavior manifestations of the psychiatric patient in the current pandemic context
Aggressive behavior manifestations of the psychiatric patient in the current pandemic context

Author(s): Codrina Moraru, Ionuț Dragoș Rădulescu, Alina-Ioana Voinea, Mirona-Letiția Dobri, Gabriela Rusu-Zota, Petronela Nechita
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law
Published by: Editura Sedcom Libris Iasi
Keywords: Self-isolation;agression;psychiatric diagnosis;agressive manifestations;COVID-19;

Summary/Abstract: Aggression in the psychiatric field is a common old problem with many forensic implications,both for the patient and for the medical staff. In the current pandemic context, mental healthhas an important part in maintaining a balance for the patient due to self-isolation and lowemotional support. Social marginalization, decreased quality of life are just some of thenegative effects of aggressive impulses, so often found in the pandemic with COVID-19. Agood understanding of these manifestations found in multiple psychiatric diagnoses is anecessary step to establish an optimal and individualized treatment, so that the patientbenefits from a rapid improvement of symptoms, the ultimate goal being social reintegration.

  • Issue Year: 85/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 37-43
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English
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