National Guideline Clearinghouse | Violence and aggression: short-term management in mental health, health and community settings.

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National Guideline Clearinghouse | Violence and aggression: short-term management in mental health, health and community settings.



National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health

Guideline Title

Violence and aggression: short-term management in mental health, health and community settings.

Bibliographic Source(s)

National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health. Violence and aggression: short-term management in mental health, health and community settings. London (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2015 May 29. 64 p.  (NICE guideline; no. 10).

Guideline Status

This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: National Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Supportive Care. Violence: the short-term management of disturbed/violent behaviour in psychiatric in-patient settings and emergency departments. London (UK): National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE); 2005 Feb. 292 p.

This guideline meets NGC's 2013 (revised) inclusion criteria.