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Toward a rational pharmacotherapy for aggressive and violent behavior.
Hosp Community Psychiatry
January 1988
Dorothea Dix Hospital, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611.
A substantial body of research with both animals and humans demonstrates that pharmacologic modulation of three neurotransmitter systems (the GABAergic, the noradrenergic, and the serotonergic) and electrical stimulation of regions of the brain produce marked alterations in aggressive and violent behavior. The author reviews this research and uses case reports to illustrate how it has been applied in the development of a rational pharmacotherapy for violent patients. Four basic principles of clinical application that can enhance trials of pharmacologic treatment of the violent patient are identified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn experimental study of the effect of structured videotape feedback on adolescent group psychotherapy process.
J Youth Adolesc
August 1981
Child Psychiatry Training Program, Dorothea Dix Hospital, 27611, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Article Synopsis
- Group psychotherapy for troubled adolescents needs to adapt standard methods to be more effective.
- A study analyzed videotaped sessions from both a control group and an experimental group over nine months.
- The results showed that using structured video feedback led to deeper conversations and more frequent behavior feedback, proving this technique helps achieve group therapy goals.
Alternatives to chronic undifferentiated treatment.
Dis Nerv Syst
December 1974
Dorothea Dix Hospital, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611, USA.