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Abnormal aggressive, impulsive or violent behavior

MedGen UID:
870516
•Concept ID:
C4024963
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Pathologic Function

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Violence risk-assessment screening tools for acute care mental health settings: Literature review.
Anderson KK, Jenson CE
Arch Psychiatr Nurs 2019 Feb;33(1):112-119. Epub 2018 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2018.08.012. PMID: 30663614
Stigma associated with PTSD: perceptions of treatment seeking combat veterans.
Mittal D, Drummond KL, Blevins D, Curran G, Corrigan P, Sullivan G
Psychiatr Rehabil J 2013 Jun;36(2):86-92. doi: 10.1037/h0094976. PMID: 23750758
Management of violent behaviors.
Lenefsky B, de Palma T, Locicero D
Perspect Psychiatr Care 1978 Sep-Dec;16(5-6):213-7. PMID: 253218

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The Teenage Brain: Under Construction.
American College of Pediatricians
Issues Law Med 2023 Spring;38(1):107-125. PMID: 37642456
Prospect of using schema therapy in working with sex offenders.
Oettingen J, Rajtar-Zembaty A
Psychiatr Pol 2022 Dec 31;56(6):1253-1267. doi: 10.12740/PP/143847. PMID: 37098197
Does playing violent video games cause aggression? A longitudinal intervention study.
Kühn S, Kugler DT, Schmalen K, Weichenberger M, Witt C, Gallinat J
Mol Psychiatry 2019 Aug;24(8):1220-1234. Epub 2018 Mar 13 doi: 10.1038/s41380-018-0031-7. PMID: 29535447Free PMC Article
Violent video game effects on aggression, empathy, and prosocial behavior in eastern and western countries: a meta-analytic review.
Anderson CA, Shibuya A, Ihori N, Swing EL, Bushman BJ, Sakamoto A, Rothstein HR, Saleem M
Psychol Bull 2010 Mar;136(2):151-73. doi: 10.1037/a0018251. PMID: 20192553
The impact of electronic media violence: scientific theory and research.
Huesmann LR
J Adolesc Health 2007 Dec;41(6 Suppl 1):S6-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.09.005. PMID: 18047947Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Extreme Overvalued Beliefs.
Rahman T, Hartz SM, Xiong W, Meloy JR, Janofsky J, Harry B, Resnick PJ
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 2020 Sep;48(3):319-326. Epub 2020 May 14 doi: 10.29158/JAAPL.200001-20. PMID: 32409302
Adverse physiological and psychological effects of screen time on children and adolescents: Literature review and case study.
Lissak G
Environ Res 2018 Jul;164:149-157. Epub 2018 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.01.015. PMID: 29499467
Non-suicidal self-injury and other self-directed violent behaviors in India: A review of definitions and research.
Gandhi A, Luyckx K, Maitra S, Claes L
Asian J Psychiatr 2016 Aug;22:196-201. Epub 2015 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2015.09.015. PMID: 26482720
Behavioral genetics and criminal responsibility at the courtroom.
Tatarelli R, Del Casale A, Tatarelli C, Serata D, Rapinesi C, Sani G, Kotzalidis GD, Girardi P
Forensic Sci Int 2014 Apr;237:40-5. Epub 2014 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.01.011. PMID: 24561558
Violent video game effects on aggression, empathy, and prosocial behavior in eastern and western countries: a meta-analytic review.
Anderson CA, Shibuya A, Ihori N, Swing EL, Bushman BJ, Sakamoto A, Rothstein HR, Saleem M
Psychol Bull 2010 Mar;136(2):151-73. doi: 10.1037/a0018251. PMID: 20192553

Therapy

The pediatric psychopharmacology of autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review - Part I: The past and the present.
Persico AM, Ricciardello A, Lamberti M, Turriziani L, Cucinotta F, Brogna C, Vitiello B, Arango C
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2021 Aug 30;110:110326. Epub 2021 Apr 20 doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110326. PMID: 33857522
Effects of Violent Video Games on Aggressive Cognition and Aggressive Behavior.
Zhang Q, Cao Y, Tian J
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 2021 Jan;24(1):5-10. Epub 2020 Dec 23 doi: 10.1089/cyber.2019.0676. PMID: 33370158
Is testosterone linked to human aggression? A meta-analytic examination of the relationship between baseline, dynamic, and manipulated testosterone on human aggression.
Geniole SN, Bird BM, McVittie JS, Purcell RB, Archer J, Carré JM
Horm Behav 2020 Jul;123:104644. Epub 2019 Dec 28 doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.104644. PMID: 31785281
Does playing violent video games cause aggression? A longitudinal intervention study.
Kühn S, Kugler DT, Schmalen K, Weichenberger M, Witt C, Gallinat J
Mol Psychiatry 2019 Aug;24(8):1220-1234. Epub 2018 Mar 13 doi: 10.1038/s41380-018-0031-7. PMID: 29535447Free PMC Article
ADHD and offenders.
Young S, Thome J
World J Biol Psychiatry 2011 Sep;12 Suppl 1:124-8. doi: 10.3109/15622975.2011.600319. PMID: 21906010

Prognosis

Suicide-Related Mortality and Morbidity: Insights from Rhode Island's Violent Death Reporting and Syndromic Surveillance Systems.
Barkley J
R I Med J (2013) 2023 Jun 1;106(5):54-57. PMID: 37195164
Suicide among lawyers: Role of job problems.
Stack S, Bowman BA
Suicide Life Threat Behav 2023 Apr;53(2):312-319. Epub 2023 Jan 30 doi: 10.1111/sltb.12945. PMID: 36715003
Using natural language processing to improve suicide classification requires consideration of race.
Rahman N, Mozer R, McHugh RK, Rockett IRH, Chow CM, Vaughan G
Suicide Life Threat Behav 2022 Aug;52(4):782-791. Epub 2022 Apr 6 doi: 10.1111/sltb.12862. PMID: 35384040
Suicide Completion Among Incarcerated Women.
Mennicke A, Daniels K, Rizo CF
J Correct Health Care 2021 Mar;27(1):14-22. doi: 10.1089/jchc.18.12.0070. PMID: 34232762Free PMC Article
Trends and Patterns of Homicides Arising From Interpersonal Violence in Nigeria (2006-2016).
Ojedokun UA, Tade O, Aderinto AA
J Interpers Violence 2021 Sep;36(17-18):8456-8470. Epub 2019 May 26 doi: 10.1177/0886260519849687. PMID: 31130057

Clinical prediction guides

Suicidal behaviour in older age: A systematic review of risk factors associated to suicide attempts and completed suicides.
Beghi M, Butera E, Cerri CG, Cornaggia CM, Febbo F, Mollica A, Berardino G, Piscitelli D, Resta E, Logroscino G, Daniele A, Altamura M, Bellomo A, Panza F, Lozupone M
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2021 Aug;127:193-211. Epub 2021 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.04.011. PMID: 33878336
Screen time and problem behaviors in children: exploring the mediating role of sleep duration.
Guerrero MD, Barnes JD, Chaput JP, Tremblay MS
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2019 Nov 14;16(1):105. doi: 10.1186/s12966-019-0862-x. PMID: 31727084Free PMC Article
Does playing violent video games cause aggression? A longitudinal intervention study.
Kühn S, Kugler DT, Schmalen K, Weichenberger M, Witt C, Gallinat J
Mol Psychiatry 2019 Aug;24(8):1220-1234. Epub 2018 Mar 13 doi: 10.1038/s41380-018-0031-7. PMID: 29535447Free PMC Article
Non-suicidal self-injury and other self-directed violent behaviors in India: A review of definitions and research.
Gandhi A, Luyckx K, Maitra S, Claes L
Asian J Psychiatr 2016 Aug;22:196-201. Epub 2015 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2015.09.015. PMID: 26482720
Violent video game effects on aggression, empathy, and prosocial behavior in eastern and western countries: a meta-analytic review.
Anderson CA, Shibuya A, Ihori N, Swing EL, Bushman BJ, Sakamoto A, Rothstein HR, Saleem M
Psychol Bull 2010 Mar;136(2):151-73. doi: 10.1037/a0018251. PMID: 20192553

Recent systematic reviews

Interventions for workplace violence against health-care professionals: A systematic review.
Kumari A, Sarkar S, Ranjan P, Chopra S, Kaur T, Baitha U, Chakrawarty A, Klanidhi KB
Work 2022;73(2):415-427. doi: 10.3233/WOR-210046. PMID: 35431213
Risk factors of postpartum depression and depressive symptoms: umbrella review of current evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies.
Gastaldon C, Solmi M, Correll CU, Barbui C, Schoretsanitis G
Br J Psychiatry 2022 Oct;221(4):591-602. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2021.222. PMID: 35081993
Interventions for Workplace Violence Prevention in Emergency Departments: A Systematic Review.
Wirth T, Peters C, Nienhaus A, Schablon A
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Aug 10;18(16) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18168459. PMID: 34444208Free PMC Article
Cyberbullying and adolescent mental health: systematic review.
Bottino SM, Bottino CM, Regina CG, Correia AV, Ribeiro WS
Cad Saude Publica 2015 Mar;31(3):463-75. doi: 10.1590/0102-311x00036114. PMID: 25859714
The influence of violent media on children and adolescents:a public-health approach.
Browne KD, Hamilton-Giachritsis C
Lancet 2005 Feb 19-25;365(9460):702-10. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)17952-5. PMID: 15721477

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