title: Trauma and violence: the role of early abuse in the aggressive behavior of two violent psychotic women.
abstract: The author explores the impact of early-life physical and sexual abuse on later-life violent behavior in two psychotic women. He proposes that their defending against the aftermath of early and severe abuse is a dynamic factor in the development and maintenance of violent behavior. He also focuses on the influence of maladaptive defensive operations and the impact of abuse on violence-triggering hallucinations and delusions. Finally, he contends that psychotherapy can contribute positively to enhanced control of violent behavior, even in severely violent and psychotic patients.
authors.affiliation: Hospital of Molde, Hjelset, Norway.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bjørkly
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010553:Personality Development; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*