ARCHITECTURE, VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION IN CLINICS

Territorial conditions in clinics are rarely seen as an important caus e of violence and aggression. This article demonstrates - supported by examples from field projects - how detrimental territorial conditions lead to the eruption of violence and aggression as well as to the wit hdrawal of patients from social life and/or resignation. Solution-focu sed examples show how the clinic staff, together with patients, can ch ange territorial conditions - often by minimal effort - so that the er uption of violence and aggression can be better controlled or avoided altogether.