@article{ref1,
title="Perpetrator anger: a fundamental dimension in forensic psychiatry",
journal="Evolution psychiatrique (Paris)",
year="2016",
author="Bénézech, Michel",
volume="81",
number="4",
pages="881-889",
abstract="Objectives The author proposes to demonstrate that the negative emotional manifestation of anger plays an important role in the genesis of violent behaviour. He remarks that very few scientific studies have been carried out regarding the relationship between anger and crime.   Methods The author touches briefly upon the history of civilization, criminal law and psychiatry to illustrate his point. He recalls the role of the limbic nervous system in the triggering of aggression and stress as well as the relationships between anger, impulsivity, irritability, frustration, depression, anxiety and hatred. The author refers to his extensive professional experience in forensic psychiatry.   Results The author observed multiple forms of clinical anger in violent criminals and describes that &quot;pathological anger&quot; differs from &quot;normal&quot; anger in the way that complicated drunkenness can be distinguished from simple drunkenness. The author notes that in the DSM-V the word &quot;anger&quot; is part of the diagnostic criteria, differential or associated, in many pathologies. He cites the various categories of violent crime where anger is involved in the commission of an act.   Discussion This situation calls for an assessment of angry behaviour among violent offenders. Assessment scales to facilitate the evaluation of the fit of &quot;rage&quot; (anger-state), the irascible character (anger-trait) an controlling anger (anger-control) are made available to clinicians and forensic experts.   Conclusion Anger, when it is involved in violent behaviour, must be diagnosed and treated by means of specific therapeutic programs. The strong relationship between anger and violence, within and outside the family, requires the attention of mental health professionals.<p /> <p>Language: fr</p>",
language="fr",
issn="0014-3855",
doi="10.1016/j.evopsy.2015.12.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evopsy.2015.12.007"
}