Book contents
- Management of Complex Treatment-Resistant Psychotic Disorders
- Management of Complex Treatment-Resistant Psychotic Disorders
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- List of Icons
- Introduction
- Part I Treatment Strategies
- 1.01 Approaches to Positive Psychotic Symptoms
- 1.02 Use of Plasma Levels in Antipsychotic and Mood Stabilizer Treatment
- 1.03 Advantages of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics
- 1.04 Approach to Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia Spectrum Patients
- 1.05 Approach to Depressed or Suicidal Schizophrenia Spectrum Patients
- 1.06 Approach to Persistent Aggression and Violence in Schizophrenia Spectrum Psychotic Disorders
- 1.07 Approach to Bipolar Diathesis in Schizophrenia Spectrum Patients
- 1.08 Approach to Anxiety in Schizophrenia Spectrum Patients
- 1.09 Approach to Insomnia and Sleep Disturbance in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
- 1.10 Approach to Psychosis in Children and Adolescents
- 1.11 Electroconvulsive Therapy and Other Non-Pharmacological Treatments
- 1.12 Approach to Substance Use Disorders in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
- 1.13 Approaches to Behavioral Disturbances in Dementia and Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
- Part II Medication Reference Tables
- Appendices
- Index
- References
1.06 - Approach to Persistent Aggression and Violence in Schizophrenia Spectrum Psychotic Disorders
from Part I - Treatment Strategies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 October 2021
Book contents
- Management of Complex Treatment-Resistant Psychotic Disorders
- Management of Complex Treatment-Resistant Psychotic Disorders
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- List of Icons
- Introduction
- Part I Treatment Strategies
- 1.01 Approaches to Positive Psychotic Symptoms
- 1.02 Use of Plasma Levels in Antipsychotic and Mood Stabilizer Treatment
- 1.03 Advantages of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics
- 1.04 Approach to Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia Spectrum Patients
- 1.05 Approach to Depressed or Suicidal Schizophrenia Spectrum Patients
- 1.06 Approach to Persistent Aggression and Violence in Schizophrenia Spectrum Psychotic Disorders
- 1.07 Approach to Bipolar Diathesis in Schizophrenia Spectrum Patients
- 1.08 Approach to Anxiety in Schizophrenia Spectrum Patients
- 1.09 Approach to Insomnia and Sleep Disturbance in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
- 1.10 Approach to Psychosis in Children and Adolescents
- 1.11 Electroconvulsive Therapy and Other Non-Pharmacological Treatments
- 1.12 Approach to Substance Use Disorders in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
- 1.13 Approaches to Behavioral Disturbances in Dementia and Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
- Part II Medication Reference Tables
- Appendices
- Index
- References
Summary
The first step to addressing persistent aggression in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders is to categorize the nature of the aggression to help inform the approach to treatment strategies [1]. There is evidence that understanding violence as a dimension of psychiatric illness, by identifying the underlying etiology, is an effective approach to treatment [2–4]. Based on studies within the New York and California State Hospital Systems [2, 3], three categories of aggression can be utilized to help focus treatment: psychotic, impulsive and predatory (also called organized or instrumental.)
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