Chapter 1 Introduction, Patricia E.Susan Blumenreich, Lewis; Chapter 2 Epidemiology, Danielle M. Turns, Patricia E. Blumenreich; Chapter 3 Etiology, Patricia E. Blumenreich; Chapter 4 Assessment, Patricia E. Blumenreich; Chapter 5 Verbal Intervention, Susan Lewis; Chapter 6 Pharmacotherapy of Violence, Patricia E. Blumenreich; Chapter 7 The photo illustrations in this chapter were provided by Medical Media Service, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Louisville, Kentucky., James M. Morrison; Chapter 8 Restraint and Seclusion, Susan Lewis; Chapter 9 Hostage Situations and the Mental Health Professional, Theodore B. Feldmann, Phillip W. Johnson; Chapter 10 Institutional Responses to Violent Incidents, Danielle M. Turns; Chapter 11 Legal Issues, Anthony G. Belak, David Busse;