Citation

Grant DA. Aust. N. Zeal. J. Psychiatry 1978; 12(2): 123-126.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

278602

Abstract

The assessment of the violent individual presents a challenge to psychiatrists. Many theoretical approaches contribute to the understanding of violence, but none are totally adequate for the clinician's purposes. The assessment of violent behaviour can be undertaken using three separate dimensions--"Dehumanisation", "Acceptance of Violence" and "Rage and its Control"--which together form a framework for the formulation of clinical data. This framework is described and the relevance of theoretical contributions to the three dimensions is discussed. It is suggested that this framework assists in the classification of violent individuals and in the prediction of the potential for future violence.

Language: en