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Chapter 8 - Psychopharmacology of Chronic Aggression and Violence in Forensic Settings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2024

By
Michael A. Cummings ,
Ai-Li W. Arias ,
George J. Proctor  and
Stephen M. Stahl
Edited by
Mary Davoren  and
Harry G. Kennedy
Mary Davoren
Affiliation:
Broadmoor Hospital and West London NHS Trust
Harry G. Kennedy
Affiliation:
Trinity College Dublin
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Summary

The goal of this chapter is to show the reader a systematic approach to the assessment and treatment of aggression and violence arising from psychosis and a review of evidence-based pharmacological interventions for aggression and violence arising from impulsivity in the context of traumatic brain injury or neurocognitive disorder. In turn, we consider an algorithmic approach to the assessment and treatment of psychotically driven aggression and violence, the approach to treatment-resistance in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, data-supported treatment of aggression and violence related to traumatic brain injury, and, finally, data-supported pharmacological treatment of aggression and violence in the context of major neurocognitive disorder.

Keywords

PsychopharmacologyViolencePsychosisTraumatic brain injuryDementiaAnti-psychoticMood stabiliser
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Seminars in Forensic Psychiatry , pp. 208 - 228
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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