Citation

Felthous AR, Stanford MS. J. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law 2015; 43(4): 456-467.

Affiliation

Dr. Felthous is Professor and Director of the Forensic Psychiatry Division, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Dr. Stanford is Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Publisher American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

26668223

Abstract

A rational algorithm for effective pharmacotherapy for impulsive aggression takes into account five factors: sufficiently defined and characterized aggressive behavior; availability of agents studied by trials of sufficient quality; risks, side effects, and contraindications; severity of aggressive outbursts; and co-occurring mental and medical conditions. Clinicians in forensic and correctional treatment centers, indeed in any treatment setting, should be able to optimize their effectiveness in treating impulsive aggression by using methods that consider these five factors.

Language: en