Impulsivity and Aggression
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 9. January 1995
Book
Hardback
382 pages
978-0-471-95328-9 (ISBN)
Description
Impulsivity and aggression have undergone considerable research scrutiny in recent years and will comprise a major research topic in psychiatry over the next decade. Violence is a public health issue of great concern and advances in our knowledge of the psychiatry of aggression and disorders of impulse control are therefore of tremendous importance. Specifically addressing diagnostic, epidemiologic, evolutionary, neurobiological, neuropsychological and legal issues, this timely text brings together a large array of diverse data to provide a unique, comprehensive and up-to-date account of this subject. Specific impulse control disorders, personality disorders, and related disorders such as self-mutilation, bulimia, substance abuse and neurological trauma are discussed. Treatment strategies particularly psychopharmacology, new agents undergoing trials and psychological approaches are reviewed. No single work has yet attempted to address systematically the phenomenology, neurobiology and treatment of impulsivity, aggression and disorders of impulse control.
Written by leading world authorities in their field, this text will have a wide audience including researchers and clinicians in psychiatry, psychology, psychopharmacology and mental health care, as well as those in the fields of social and health policy.
Written by leading world authorities in their field, this text will have a wide audience including researchers and clinicians in psychiatry, psychology, psychopharmacology and mental health care, as well as those in the fields of social and health policy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Weight
740 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-95328-9 (9780471953289)
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Content
Partial table of contents: PHENOMENOLOGY. Measurements of Impulsivity and Aggression (P. Bech & M. Mak). The Epidemiology of Aggression (L. Robins). NEUROBIOLOGY. Biological Studies of Impulsivity, Aggression, and Suicidal Behavior (P. Markowitz & E. Coccaro). Neuropsychiatry of Impulsive Aggression (D. Stein, et al.). DISORDERS OF IMPULSE CONTROL. Disorders of Impulse Control (S. McElroy, et al.). Pathological Gambling (J. Lopez-Ibor & J. Carrasco). IMPULSIVE AGGRESSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDERS. Borderline Personality Disorder (A. New, et al.). Impulsivity and Aggression in Antisocial Personality (W. Reid). RELATED DISORDERS. Self-Mutilation (A. Favazza & D. Simeon). Sexual Impulsivity (M. Kafka). Organic Mental Disorders and Impulsive Aggression (J. Silver & S. Yudofsky). TREATMENT STRATEGIES. Psychotherapy in Patients with Impulsive Aggression (M. Stone). Legal and Ethical Issues (R. Simon). Index.