Introduction On psychiatric wards, aggressive behaviour displayed by patients is common
and problematic. Understanding factors associated with the development of aggression …

Background: The current paper introduces the actual International College of Neuro-
Psychopharmacology clinical guidelines for the treatment of bipolar disorder. Concept and …

The Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) previously published
treatment guidelines for bipolar disorder in 2005, along with international commentaries and …

Importance Acute agitation is common in patients with bipolar disorder and requires urgent
management to relieve distress and to prevent escalation to aggressive behavior. Objective …

Agitated patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) can escalate to aggressive
and violent behaviors with the potential for injury to themselves, ED staff, and others …

Objectives: Although clinically highly relevant, the recognition and treatment of bipolar mixed
states has played only an underpart in recent guidelines. This WFSBP guideline has been …

Forensic psychiatry in Europe is a specialty primarily concerned with individuals who have
either offended or present a risk of doing so, and who also suffer from a psychiatric …

Background Psychomotor agitation (PMA) is a state of motor restlessness and mental
tension that requires prompt recognition, appropriate assessment and management to …

The British Association for Psychopharmacology and the National Association of Psychiatric
Intensive Care and Low Secure Units developed this joint evidence-based consensus …

Objective In this paper, we aimed at reviewing evidence‐based treatment options for bipolar
mania and proposed tentative evidence‐based clinical suggestions regarding the …