EFFECTIVENESS: ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY (ACT) IN ACCEPTING AND MANAGING AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR

Introduction: Aggressive behavior is a change in perception towards stimuli, both internal and external, accompanied by responses that are diminished, excessive, or distorted, either verbally or non-verbally. Aggressive behavior is exhibited by someone with a mental disorder with the intention of attacking either physically or mentally. The provision of nursing interventions is necessary to help patients regain orientation and improve their quality of life. Objective: This study aims to identify interventions that can be used to help patients manage aggressive behavior and how to address it. Method: This study uses a rapid literature review approach utilizing 6 databases, namely PubMed, Sage Journals, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Springer, and EBSCO. with the keywords used “Psychiatric disorders” OR “Mental disorders” AND “Acceptance and commitment therapy” OR “Acceptance based behavioral therapy” AND “Managing aggression," resulting in 8 articles thatmet the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: Based on theliterature review conducted, there are 8 articles with interventions that can be used to reduce aggressive behavior in patients with mental disorders. Conclusion: The results of the literature review have proven that the 8 articles with interventions can reduce aggressive behavior in patients with mental disorders. Therefore, it is recommended that nurses use these interventions to reduce aggressive behaviorinpatients.