PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Felthous, Alan R.
AU  - Stanford, Matthew S.
TI  - A Proposed Algorithm for the Pharmacotherapy of Impulsive Aggression
DP  - 2015 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 456--467
VI  - 43
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/43/4/456.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/43/4/456.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2015 Dec 01; 43
AB  - 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.