RESUMO
Here we provide comprehensive guidelines for the assessment and treatment of violence and aggression of various etiologies, including psychotic aggression and impulsive aggression due to schizophrenia, mood disorders, ADHD, or trauma, and predatory aggression due to psychopathy and other personality disorders. These guidelines have been developed from a collection of prescribing recommendations, clinical trial results, and years of clinical experience in treating patients who are persistently violent or aggressive in the California Department of State Hospital System. Many of the recommendations provided in these guidelines employ off-label prescribing practices; thus, sound clinical judgment based on individual patient needs and according to institution formularies must be considered when applying these guidelines in clinical practice.
Assuntos
Antipsicóticos/uso terapêutico , Transtorno da Personalidade Antissocial/terapia , Hospitais Estaduais , Transtornos Psicóticos/terapia , Esquizofrenia/terapia , Violência/prevenção & controle , Agressão/psicologia , Transtorno da Personalidade Antissocial/psicologia , California , Humanos , Comportamento Impulsivo , Transtornos Mentais/psicologia , Transtornos Mentais/terapia , Transtornos do Humor/psicologia , Transtornos do Humor/terapia , Uso Off-Label , Transtornos Psicóticos/psicologia , Medição de Risco/métodos , Fatores de Risco , Psicologia do Esquizofrênico , Violência/psicologia , Violência/estatística & dados numéricosRESUMO
Here we provide comprehensive guidelines for the assessment and treatment of violence and aggression of various etiologies, including psychotic aggression and impulsive aggression due to schizophrenia, mood disorders, ADHD, or trauma, and predatory aggression due to psychopathy and other personality disorders. These guidelines have been developed from a collection of prescribing recommendations, clinical trial results, and years of clinical experience in treating patients who are persistently violent or aggressive in the California Department of State Hospital System. Many of the recommendations provided in these guidelines employ off-label prescribing practices; thus, sound clinical judgment based on individual patient needs and according to institution formularies must be considered when applying these guidelines in clinical practice.
