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. 2011;13(5):PCC.11br01144.
doi: 10.4088/PCC.11br01144.

Diagnosing and managing violence

Jeffrey C Fetter  1
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Diagnosing and managing violence

Jeffrey C Fetter. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2011.

Abstract

Available categorization systems for violence encountered in medical practice do not constitute optimal tools to guide management. In this article, 4 common patterns of violence across psychiatric diagnoses are described (defensive, dominance-defining, impulsive, and calculated) and management implications are considered. The phenomenologic and neurobiological rationale for a clinical classification system of violence is also presented.

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