Citation

Stahl SM. CNS Spectr. 2014; 19(5): 357-365.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, MBL Communications)

DOI

10.1017/S1092852914000522

PMID

25296964

Abstract

Violence is a major management issue for forensic mental health systems. Violence can be approached as a medical syndrome and deconstructed into psychotic, impulsive, and predatory subtypes, which are hypothetically mapped onto corresponding malfunctioning brain circuits. Rational management of violence balances treatment with security, while targeting each subtype of violence with approaches unique to the psychotic, impulsive, and predatory forms of violence.

Language: en