Open AccessPsychopharmacology of Aggression in Schizophrenia
Author(s) -
P.F. Buckley,
Leslie Citrome,
C. Nichita,
Michael J. Vitacco
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
schizophrenia bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.823
H-Index - 190
eISSN - 1745-1707
pISSN - 0586-7614
DOI - 10.1093/schbul/sbr104
Subject(s) - aggression , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychopharmacology , psychology , psychiatry , mental illness , dilemma , clinical psychology , mental health , philosophy , epistemology
The management of aggression in patients with schizophrenia is a complex and challenging clinical dilemma. It also is greatly influenced by prevailing societal and medicolegal considerations regarding the perceived associations between violence and mental illness. This article provides a succinct account of a complex area and offers evidence for available treatments to reduce the occurrence of violent behavior among patients with schizophrenia.
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