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Abstract Aggression by mentally ill patients has been recognized as a significant clinical problem that has received widespread attention in psychiatric settings. Aggressive behavior is an obstacle for successful reintegration of patients into the community and prolongs their institutionalization and increases discrimination and stigma. Thus it is of great importance to identify precipitants or correlates associated with aggressive incidents. The study aimed to identify causes of aggression among psychiatric inpatients as perceived by patients, psychiatrists and nurses. The study subjects were consisted of 75 patients, 13 psychiatrists and 40 nurses from psychiatric inpatients units of Mental Health Hospital in Port-said city. Three structured interview schedules were developed and utilized to collect the necessary data. The study results revealed that, there were statistically significant differences among patients, psychiatrists and nurses perceptions in relation to the causes of psychiatric inpatient aggression. Patients and nurses almost equally emphasized the roles of hospital staff-related causes, while psychiatrists emphasized the roles of environment-related causes. |