title: [Pipamperone and the treatment of impulsive aggressive behaviour].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pipamperone is prescribed to prevent impulsive aggressive behaviour in patients with intermittent explosive disorder, personality disorders or mental retardation.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the scientific basis of this treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Various databases were searched using the terms 'pipamperon', 'pipamperone' and 'Dipiperon'. Located articles were reviewed in order to discover whether they dealt with the relationship between the drug and impulsiveness and aggression. results Six publications were found, all dating from before 1979.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In view of the limited amount of research on the subject and the adverse side effects it is concluded that pipamperone is not the drug of first choice considering the treatment of impulsive aggressive behaviour.
authors.affiliation: aagklaassen@gmail.com <aagklaassen@gmail.com>
authors.forename: A A G
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Klaassen
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000187:drug effects*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002090:Butyrophenones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D002090:Butyrophenones; C005569:pipamperone