Psych Monthly Research Seminar: New approaches to understanding the problem of violence in mental health units

Event Details

Date:
26 April from 3:00 pm — 4:00 pm
Venue:
Colloquium Room no.653, Level 6, Building 17, Clayton
Campus:
Clayton
Open to:
All
Cost:
Free
Website:
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/psych/research/activities/seminars.html#psych
Categories:

Description:

Aggression and violence are common in mental health units; they have a significant negative impact on the health and well-being of those who are victimised and those who witness aggression. Somewhat surprisingly, research into aggressive and violent behaviour within mental health units is limited. The extant research, although large, has focussed primarily on the elucidation of the clinical and demographic characteristics of aggressive individuals.

The interpersonal characteristics of staff and patients and aspects of the unit environment that promote and suppress aggression and violence, and the interaction between personal and situational variables, are rarely studied and therefore poorly understood. In this talk Associate Michael Professor Daffern will discuss his current and recent research, which has drawn upon contemporary models of aggressive behaviour and personality theory to help understand the problem of violence in mental health units.

Date and Time:

Friday 26 April 2013, 3–4pm

Event Contact

Name
Caroline Bopp
E-Mail
Caroline.Bopp@monash.edu
Phone
+61 3 990 53975
Organisation
Monash University