Table 1

Frequency of aggressive behaviour and coercive measures before and after conceptual change in patients with anxiety and adjustment disorders [ICD-10 F 4]


1.11.2004–31.10.2005
1.11.2005–31.10.2006
Change

Treatment episodes
N = 160
N = 154
-3.8%
affected by mechanical restraint
4.3%
0.6%
-86%
affected by seclusion
5.0%
2.6%
-48%
Mean duration of mechanical restraint
13.6 h
2.0 h
-85%
Mean duration of seclusion
2.8 h
4.3 h
+ 54%
Mean number of any kind of coercive interventions per affected patient
3.4
1.4
-58%
Total number of coercive interventions
48
7
-85%
Suicide attempt1
19.2%
19.7%
+3.6%
Violent threat1
9.2%
4.2%
-54%
Violence against objects1
3.8%
2.7%
-29%
Violence against persons1
7.7%
1.4%
-81%
[p < .05]
Involuntary commitment1
3.8%
0.6%
-84%

1 reduced n available for this item: 130 before/147 after intervention

Steinert et al. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2008 4:27   doi:10.1186/1745-0179-4-27