Citation

Myers WC. Bull. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law 1992; 20(1): 47-58.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, JHMHC University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville 32610.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1576375

Abstract

This article examines the limited literature available on the treatment of homicidal children and adolescents. Various methods of treatment for this population are reviewed including psychotherapy, psychiatric hospitalization, institutional placement, and psychopharmacologic agents. The body of research on homicidal youths is progressing very slowly, and definitive treatments and prognostic data in this heterogeneous population are for the most part lacking.

Language: en