Room Parasol I

Speaker(s)

Description

The presentation will focus on discussing the historical context of aggression contagion within inpatient forensic settings. Research at the Fulton State Hospital has identified that aggressive incidents are often “contagious,” meaning incidents are not randomly spread across the year but clustered temporally. This presentation will examine the presence of aggression contagion within all programs at Fulton State Hospital. Additionally, the presentation will describe the clinical presentations associated with aggression contagion. Lastly, presenters will provide examples of aggression contagion and interventions utilized to reduce the impact of this phenomenon on aggression within inpatient units.

Objectives

• Define aggression contagion within inpatient forensic settings.
• Identify patterns of aggression contagion based on clinical presentation.
• Identify interventions that target aggression contagion.