Psychopathology, trauma and delinquency: subtypes of aggression and their relevance for understanding young offenders
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>To examine the implications of an ontology of aggressive behavior which divides aggression into reactive, affective, defensive, impulsive (RADI) or "emotionally hot"; and planned, instrumental, predatory (PIP) or "emoti...
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| author | Plattner Belinda Huemer Julia Karnik Niranjan S Silverman Melissa Steiner Hans Clark Christina E Blair James R Haapanen Rudy |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>To examine the implications of an ontology of aggressive behavior which divides aggression into reactive, affective, defensive, impulsive (RADI) or "emotionally hot"; and planned, instrumental, predatory (PIP) or "emotionally cold." Recent epidemiological, criminological, clinical and neuroscience studies converge to support a connection between emotional and trauma related psychopathology and disturbances in the emotions, self-regulation and aggressive behavior which has important implications for diagnosis and treatment, especially for delinquent populations.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>Selective review of preclinical and clinical studies in normal, clinical and delinquent populations.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In delinquent populations we observe an increase in psychopathology, and especially trauma related psychopathology which impacts emotions and self-regulation in a manner that hotly emotionally charged acts of aggression become more likely. The identification of these disturbances can be supported by findings in cognitive neuroscience. These hot aggressive acts can be delineated from planned or emotionally cold aggression.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Our findings support a typology of diagnostic labels for disruptive behaviors, such as conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder, as it appears that these acts of hot emotional aggression are a legitimate target for psychopharmacological and other trauma specific interventions. The identification of this subtype of disruptive behavior disorders leads to more specific clinical interventions which in turn promise to improve hitherto unimpressive treatment outcomes of delinquents and patients with disruptive behavior.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9aef8487a6ed4c0d8d6fe94d7136a4ff2022-12-21T21:52:39ZengBMCChild and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health1753-20002011-06-01512110.1186/1753-2000-5-21Psychopathology, trauma and delinquency: subtypes of aggression and their relevance for understanding young offendersPlattner BelindaHuemer JuliaKarnik Niranjan SSilverman MelissaSteiner HansClark Christina EBlair James RHaapanen Rudy<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>To examine the implications of an ontology of aggressive behavior which divides aggression into reactive, affective, defensive, impulsive (RADI) or "emotionally hot"; and planned, instrumental, predatory (PIP) or "emotionally cold." Recent epidemiological, criminological, clinical and neuroscience studies converge to support a connection between emotional and trauma related psychopathology and disturbances in the emotions, self-regulation and aggressive behavior which has important implications for diagnosis and treatment, especially for delinquent populations.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>Selective review of preclinical and clinical studies in normal, clinical and delinquent populations.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In delinquent populations we observe an increase in psychopathology, and especially trauma related psychopathology which impacts emotions and self-regulation in a manner that hotly emotionally charged acts of aggression become more likely. The identification of these disturbances can be supported by findings in cognitive neuroscience. These hot aggressive acts can be delineated from planned or emotionally cold aggression.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Our findings support a typology of diagnostic labels for disruptive behaviors, such as conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder, as it appears that these acts of hot emotional aggression are a legitimate target for psychopharmacological and other trauma specific interventions. The identification of this subtype of disruptive behavior disorders leads to more specific clinical interventions which in turn promise to improve hitherto unimpressive treatment outcomes of delinquents and patients with disruptive behavior.</p>http://www.capmh.com/content/5/1/21 |
| spellingShingle | Plattner Belinda Huemer Julia Karnik Niranjan S Silverman Melissa Steiner Hans Clark Christina E Blair James R Haapanen Rudy Psychopathology, trauma and delinquency: subtypes of aggression and their relevance for understanding young offenders Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health |
| title | Psychopathology, trauma and delinquency: subtypes of aggression and their relevance for understanding young offenders |
| title_full | Psychopathology, trauma and delinquency: subtypes of aggression and their relevance for understanding young offenders |
| title_fullStr | Psychopathology, trauma and delinquency: subtypes of aggression and their relevance for understanding young offenders |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychopathology, trauma and delinquency: subtypes of aggression and their relevance for understanding young offenders |
| title_short | Psychopathology, trauma and delinquency: subtypes of aggression and their relevance for understanding young offenders |
| title_sort | psychopathology trauma and delinquency subtypes of aggression and their relevance for understanding young offenders |
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