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Abnormal aggressive, impulsive or violent behavior

MedGen UID:
870516
•Concept ID:
C4024963
•
Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Abnormal aggressive, impulsive or violent behaviour; Aggressive/violent behavior; Aggressive/violent behaviour
 
HPO: HP:0006919

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • Abnormal aggressive, impulsive or violent behavior

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
Assessment and treatment of sleepwalking in clinical practice.
Stallman HM
Aust Fam Physician 2017;46(8):590-593. PMID: 28787563
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

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Violent Victimization and Adolescents' Attitudes Toward Romantic Relationships and Sexual Activity.
Warner TD, Warner DF
J Interpers Violence 2022 Dec;37(23-24):NP22549-NP22577. Epub 2022 Mar 8 doi: 10.1177/08862605211072173. PMID: 35259028
Not the Sum of Its Parts: A Critical Review of the MacDonald Triad.
Parfitt CH, Alleyne E
Trauma Violence Abuse 2020 Apr;21(2):300-310. Epub 2018 Apr 9 doi: 10.1177/1524838018764164. PMID: 29631500
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
Genetics of suicide.
Bondy B, Buettner A, Zill P
Mol Psychiatry 2006 Apr;11(4):336-51. doi: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001803. PMID: 16462816

Diagnosis

Separate pathways to violent behavior in schizophrenia and in the general population.
Krakowski MI, Tural U, Czobor P
J Psychiatr Res 2022 Jul;151:235-241. Epub 2022 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.04.016. PMID: 35500451
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
Conduct disorders.
Buitelaar JK, Smeets KC, Herpers P, Scheepers F, Glennon J, Rommelse NN
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2013 Feb;22 Suppl 1:S49-54. doi: 10.1007/s00787-012-0361-y. PMID: 23224151
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
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
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

Prognosis

Outcomes for Hospitalized Aggressive and Violent Patients When Physical Restraints Are Introduced.
Harris CM, Gupta I, Beydoun H, Wright SM
J Patient Saf 2023 Apr 1;19(3):216-219. Epub 2023 Jan 28 doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000001109. PMID: 36715978
'Excited Delirium', acute behavioural disturbance, death and diagnosis.
McGuinness T, Lipsedge M
Psychol Med 2022 Jul;52(9):1601-1611. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1017/S0033291722001076. PMID: 35546291Free PMC Article
Suicide and seasonality.
Christodoulou C, Douzenis A, Papadopoulos FC, Papadopoulou A, Bouras G, Gournellis R, Lykouras L
Acta Psychiatr Scand 2012 Feb;125(2):127-46. Epub 2011 Aug 13 doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2011.01750.x. PMID: 21838741
Schizophrenia and violence.
Angermeyer MC
Acta Psychiatr Scand Suppl 2000;(407):63-7. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2000.00012.x. PMID: 11261644
Cholesterol and violent behavior.
Santiago JM, Dalen JE
Arch Intern Med 1994 Jun 27;154(12):1317-21. PMID: 8002683

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
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
Testosterone and aggressiveness.
Giammanco M, Tabacchi G, Giammanco S, Di Majo D, La Guardia M
Med Sci Monit 2005 Apr;11(4):RA136-45. Epub 2005 Mar 24 PMID: 15795710

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
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
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
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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