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Scott Zeller, MD

Vice President for Psychiatry, Vituity; Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California-Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA.

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De-Escalation and Reducing Violence in Psychiatric Care

July 1, 2025

Scott Zeller, MD

Dr. Scott Zeller is Vice President for Psychiatry, Vituity; Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California-Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA.

Dr. Zeller has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Dr. Scott Zeller outlines practical, patient-centered strategies for de-escalation in behavioral health settings. Drawing on his work with Project BETA and EmPATH units, he shows how early engagement, verbal techniques, and active listening can dramatically reduce restraint use, staff injuries, and escalation to violence.

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