Neuroimaging violence in the mentally ill: what can it tell us?
Incidents of aggression and violence in severe mental disorders like psychosis, personality disorders and substance misuse disorders are higher than in the general population. Recent advances in neuroimaging techniques may help to predict violent behaviour in mentally ill individuals and to identify anomalies in brain functioning that may be amenable to treatment.
Das
Mrigendra
M
Broadmoor Hospital, Berkshire RG45 7EG.
Barkataki
Ian
I
Kumari
Veena
V
Sharma
Tonmoy
T
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014754:Violence