title: [The aggression in SPDC: an observational study. Preliminary data].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In the different psychiatric disorders the aggression often leads to uncontrolled events, taking aspects of impulsiveness and irrationality. Our research proposes the assessment of socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with a psychiatric disorder, who presented an aggressive event.
  
  
  METHODS
  The observational study was conducted on a sample of 50 patients (34 men and 16 women), hospitalized following the manifestation of an aggressive event. For each patient was provided an assessment of socio-demographic and clinical variables and a psychometric investigation through: the OAS, for the analysis of aggressive episodes; the BDHI, for the hostile behavior and attitudes; the BIS-11, for the impulsiveness and the BPRS for the psychopathological aspects.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the socio-demographic features investigated, the highest correlation with aggressive behavior was related to the concomitant substance abuse, type of admission to psychiatric hospital and the male gender. The OAS has shown a greater propensity to directed-aggression in males with schizophrenia, and self-directed in females with major depression. The BPRS has shown a positive correlation between hetero-directed aggressive behavior and positive symptomatology, and between the self-directed and depression, risk of suicide, feelings of guilt and somatic concerns. The BDHI has indicated greater suspicion in women's group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The hypothesis that aggression is otherwise related to specific socio-demographic and clinical characteristics was confirmed by our study. The data suggest that early identification and assessment of potential risk factors involved in the genesis of aggressive episodes would allow the clinician to implement a better strategy for prevention and intervention.
authors.affiliation: AOU Policlinico G. Rodolico, Vittorio Emanuele II, UOPI di Psichiatria, Catania.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Minutolo
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cannavò
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petralia
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gandolfo
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Palermo
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aguglia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000465:Algorithms; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D012802:Sicily / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology