Citation

Schulte HM, Hall MJ, Crosby R. Am. J. Psychother. 1994; 48(4): 610-623.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Wright State University, Wright-Patterson Medical Center, OH.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7872421

Abstract

This paper presents clinical observations on a group of nine patients whose action consisted of either the commission of violent acts or of seriously threatening behaviors suggestive of precursors to violence. A cluster of common features was observed to be present to some degree in all patients: (1) significant narcissistic personality pathology, (2) recent narcissistic injury, (3) inability to acknowledge or express affect related to this injury, (4) some history of impulsiveness when stressed, and (5) the availability of a weapon. Discussion is presented that the clinician's ability to predict the potential for violence may be enhanced by special attention to these features.

Language: en