Verbal de-escalation techniques have been shown to decrease agitation and reduce the potential for associated violence in the emergency setting .
OBJECTIVE To present the essential guidelines for non-pharmacological management of patients with psychomotor agitation in Brazil .
[Are restraints used too frequently? Indications, incidence and conditions for restraint in a general psychiatric department. A prospective study].
A 10-month prospect i ve study of 148 restraints on the acute psychiatric wards of a general hospital aim ed to describe the institutional context of restraints .  Nursing and medical staff were inquired according to a st and ardised procedure about ward atmosphere , staffing , medication and other factors . 81 % of restraints lasted up to 2 hours , danger of harm to others was found the principal indication criterion ( 70 % ) . 41 % restraints occurred during the first 3 days after admission , mainly within the late shift of nursing staff and outside the regular office hours of the doctors . Ward atmosphere was rated rather relaxed , whereas nursing staff twice as often as doctors rated medication as insufficient . Implication s for indication on the use of restraints and for future research are discussed
Verbal de-escalation techniques have been shown to decrease agitation and reduce the potential for associated violence in the emergency setting .
OBJECTIVE To present the essential guidelines for non-pharmacological management of patients with psychomotor agitation in Brazil .