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Violence and aggression among patients suffering from mental health problems undoubtedly pose a challenge to healthcare professionals, families and carers. Aggressive behaviours affect all aspects of clinical care. The goal of professionals is to ensure safety while effectively managing behavioural emergencies. 'Rapid tranquillisation' implies prescribing pharmacological agents to manage these behaviours. This article highlights changing prescription trends. Appraisal of global guidelines suggests that factors other than scientific evidence dictate their evolution. Highquality randomised controlled trials are needed to develop a global guideline.

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Inpatient care for adults with eating disorders in Canada is limited. An innovative outpatient interdisciplinary approach and a service use example are presented. With no current benchmark, this approach may offer a practical solution for outpatient teams seeking to be helpful when service users are left to wait for inpatient care.