Citation

Ivanovic-Zuvic Ramírez F. Acta Psiquiatr. Psicol. Am. Lat. 1989; 35(1-2): 13-21.

Vernacular Title

Psicosis epilépticas y agresividad.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Fundacion Acta Fondo para la Salud Mental)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2634328

Abstract

Aggressive behavior is studied in 60 in-, and outpatients with epileptic psychoses. Such psychoses were split in 2 groups: (a) Clear consciousness, and (b) Clouded consciousness. In turn, clear-consciousness epileptic psychoses were also split in 2 groups, namely episodic, and chronic psychoses. The results show there is a greater aggressivity within the psychotic symptoms period, if compared to the period free of symptoms. If drawn during the psychotic symptoms period, a comparison between these psychoses shows that clouded consciousness epileptic psychoses group features a greater amount of aggressive behavior. Chronic epileptic psychoses rank second. Finally, a lower aggression index is to be found among episodic epileptic psychoses group. No direct relationship between aggressive behavior, and epileptic seizures--such as focal, generalized, or mixed epileptic fits--could be found out.

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