Citation

Bradford JMW. Bull. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law 1996; 24(1): 57-72.

Affiliation

Division of Forensic of Psychiatry University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8891322

Abstract

The role of serotonin in understanding suicidality, violence, impulse disorders, and paraphilias is described and the current state of our knowledge is reviewed. Clinical research in these areas will provide new understanding of behavior that leads to violations of the law. Forensic psychiatrists need to be more aware of these developments, and they must recognize that the uniqueness of their specialty lies in its clinical and research perspectives.

Language: en