Neuropsychological Correlates of Violence in Schizophrenia

Thirty-one outpatient men with schizophrenia were assessed with various measures of lifelong history of physical violence as well as psychopathology, neuropsychological performance, and neurological intactness. Most of the results consisted of nonsignificant positive relationships between physical a...

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Published in:Schizophrenia bulletin 1995, Vol.21 (2), p.253-262
Main Authors: Lapierre, Dominique, Braun, Claude M. J, Hodgins, Sheilagh, Toupin, Jean, Léveillée, Suzanne, Constantineau, Céline
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living - psychology
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aggression - psychology
Ambulatory Care
Biological and medical sciences
Human
Humans
Irritable Mood
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neurocognitive Disorders - diagnosis
Neurocognitive Disorders - psychology
Neurocognitive Disorders - rehabilitation
Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data
Neuropsychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - diagnosis
Schizophrenia - rehabilitation
Schizophrenic Psychology
Socialization
Violence
Violence - psychology
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Summary:Thirty-one outpatient men with schizophrenia were assessed with various measures of lifelong history of physical violence as well as psychopathology, neuropsychological performance, and neurological intactness. Most of the results consisted of nonsignificant positive relationships between physical aggression and neuropsychological performance in these schizophrenia subjects. Some neuropsychological test performances did show significant positive correlations with levels of aggressivity. In contrast with previous studies that have established a relation between neuropsychological impairment (as opposed to performance) and violence in schizophrenia, subjects of the present study were high-functioning outpatients who may not have attained a level of neurological impairment inducing constant uncontrollable outbursts of irritative aggression in their daily living. The importance of defining in detail the clinical characteristics of the subjects studied and the type of violence assessed is discussed, and an ecological interpretation of these counterintuitive results is provided.
ISSN:0586-7614
1745-1701
DOI:10.1093/schbul/21.2.253