TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - A prospective study using the Monroe Dyscontrol Scale as a measure of impulsivity in referrals to a forensic psychiatry service
JO  - Medicine, science, and the law
A1  - Fearnley, D.
A1  - Williams, T.
SP  - 58
EP  - 62
VL  - 41
IS  - 1
N2  - Many people referred to a forensic psychiatry service will have displayed impulsive aggression. There are few validated tests to allow a quantitative measurement of such behaviour. The Monroe Dyscontrol Scale (MDS) arose from work that recognized certain symptoms in people who had impulsive aggression, the so-called 'episodic dyscontrol syndrome'. This study uses the MDS in two groups of people who were referred to a forensic psychiatry service. One was a group of 'mentally disordered' in-patients, and the other comprised consecutive referrals to the service. The groups were compared and certain features noted. The most interesting feature was that a family history of epilepsy was common, and associated with high scores on the MDS. The value of the MDS, and the importance of a family history of epilepsy, are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -