title: Pharmacologic approaches to violence.
abstract: No one drug is specific for the management of violent behavior. Rather, the pharmacologic treatment of aggression is best approached by identifying and treating the underlying psychopathology, with the expectation that the violent behavior will resolve secondarily. Pharmacologic management is probably most successful when other treatment modalities such as family, group, and individual psychotherapies are used concurrently.
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000187:drug effects*; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000188:drug therapy; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D004421:Dystonia / Q000139:chemically induced; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D010622:Phencyclidine / Q000506:poisoning; D014754:Violence
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D010622:Phencyclidine; D006220:Haloperidol