title: Psychopharmacology of aggression in schizophrenia.
abstract: The management of aggression in patients with schizophrenia is a complex and challenging clinical dilemma. It also is greatly influenced by prevailing societal and medicolegal considerations regarding the perceived associations between violence and mental illness. This article provides a succinct account of a complex area and offers evidence for available treatments to reduce the occurrence of violent behavior among patients with schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. pbuckley@georgiahealth.edu
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buckley
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Citrome
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nichita
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vitacco
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D014754:Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents