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Biochemistry and violence: The molecular basis of aggression

Author(s) -

Colin Campbell,

Brenda Williams

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

the biochemist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126

H-Index - 7

eISSN - 1740-1194

pISSN - 0954-982X

DOI - 10.1042/bio02606029

Subject(s) - aggression , legislation , sexual violence , government (linguistics) , public health , personality , criminology , psychology , poison control , psychiatry , medicine , political science , social psychology , medical emergency , law , nursing , philosophy , linguistics

Violence is increasingly being recognized as a major international public health problem, resulting in significant mortality and physical, sexual, reproductive and psychiatric morbidity. Proposed new mentalhealth legislation in England and Wales places greater emphasis on public protection, and this, together with the Government's programme for those deemed dangerous as a result of severe personality disorders, has created a new sense of urgency in understanding the mechanisms underlying aggression and violence.

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