Psychotically driven aggression is associated with greater mentalizing challenges in psychotic spectrum disorders

Abstract Background Some aggressive acts committed by individuals with psychotic spectrum disorders (PSD) are understandable in the context of interpersonal conflict or goal attainment, yet others are unpredictable, arising from delusions or hallucinations (psychotically driven aggressive acts, PDA)...

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Main Authors: Anette GM Johansson, Malin Källman, Lennart Högman, Marianne Kristiansson, Håkan Fischer, Sven Bölte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-020-02868-7