title: The etiology of violent behavior. An overview.
abstract: Society often considers violent people to be mentally ill, and a significant number of patients exhibit violent behavior. For the assessment of violent individuals, a thorough understanding of the complex biopsychosocial causes of violence is required. This paper critically reviews recent investigations of the multiple causes of violence to clarify those aspects that can be helpful to clinicians in their inquiries.
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications; D005190:Family; D005824:Genetics, Behavioral; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013690:Television; D014754:Violence
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations