title: Psychopharmacology of violent behavior in adolescents.
abstract: The aim of this review is to discuss the biological basis for the pharmacotherapy of violence in adolescents. The current and updated views on the etiology, biochemistry and neuroanatomy of violence in youth are presented. Concepts in the treatment and the pharmacological agents that are used both in short and long term are discussed and we conclude with some of recent findings in the exciting field of genetics of violence. The review emphasizes that treatment should always combine a socio-psycho-biological and multi-disciplinary approach, because any single treatment for violence cannot stands on its own.
authors.affiliation: Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Geha Mental Health Center, Petach Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: Shirley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Portuguese
authors.forename: Gil
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zalsman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists