Journal Published Online: 01 January 1992
Volume 37, Issue 1

Psychobiology of the Violent Offender

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

The antecedents of violent crime may include childhood victimization, head injuries, and alcohol and drug abuse. Neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric findings suggest temporal and frontal lobe dysfunctions in violent offenders; these dysfunctions appear to be more pronounced in the dominant hemisphere. Recent studies implicate disturbances of central serotonergic functions in impulsive homicide and arson. These results provide an adequate rationale for larger interdisciplinary studies using neurochemical, neuropsychiatric/neuropsychological, and psychosocial methods on the same subjects.

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Volavka, J
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
Martell, D
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
Convit, A
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
Pages: 15
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Stock #: JFS13231J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS13231J