TY - JOUR T1 - A Proposed Algorithm for the Pharmacotherapy of Impulsive Aggression JF - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law SP - 456 LP - 467 VL - 43 IS - 4 AU - Alan R. Felthous AU - Matthew S. Stanford Y1 - 2015/12/01 UR - http://jaapl.org/content/43/4/456.abstract N2 - A rational algorithm for effective pharmacotherapy for impulsive aggression takes into account five factors: sufficiently defined and characterized aggressive behavior; availability of agents studied by trials of sufficient quality; risks, side effects, and contraindications; severity of aggressive outbursts; and co-occurring mental and medical conditions. Clinicians in forensic and correctional treatment centers, indeed in any treatment setting, should be able to optimize their effectiveness in treating impulsive aggression by using methods that consider these five factors. ER -