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Clinical assessment of psychotic and mood disorder symptoms for risk of future violence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 October 2014

Charles L. Scott  and
Phillip J. Resnick
Charles L. Scott*
Affiliation:
Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California–Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA
Phillip J. Resnick
Affiliation:
Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
*
*Address for correspondence: Charles Scott, MD, Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UC Davis Health System, University of California–Davis School of Medicine, 2230 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, California 95817, USA. (Email: charles.scott@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu)
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Abstract

This article reviews important components to consider when evaluating the relationship of psychotic and mood disorder symptoms to violence. Particular attention is given to assessing persecutory delusions and command auditory hallucinations. Clinical implications of research findings to evaluating violence risk in psychiatric patients are reviewed.

Keywords

Bipolar disorderdelusiondepressionhallucinationpsychosisriskviolence
Type
Review Article
Information
CNS Spectrums , Volume 19 , Issue 5 , October 2014 , pp. 468 - 473
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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