TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Clozapine in reducing aggression and violence in forensic populations
JO  - Psychiatric quarterly
A1  - Patchan, Kathleen
A1  - Vyas, Gopal
A1  - Hackman, Ann L.
A1  - Mackowick, Marie
A1  - Richardson, Charles M.
A1  - Love, Raymond C.
A1  - Wonodi, Ikwunga
A1  - Sayer, MacKenzie A.
A1  - Glassman, Matthew
A1  - Feldman, Stephanie
A1  - Kelly, Deanna L.
SP  - 157
EP  - 168
VL  - 89
IS  - 1
N2  - Popular media often portray people with a mental illness as being aggressive, violent, and incarcerated as a result of their behavior. Despite exaggeration in the media, risks for some aggressive behaviors are in fact higher in individuals with schizophrenia. This is often the case with influence of comorbid substance use disorders. It is essential that mental health professionals are aware of treatments that may help with attenuating and treating behaviors that contribute to violence, aggression and incarceration. This paper reviews violence and incarceration in individuals with schizophrenia as well as recommendations, guidelines and benefits for the use of clozapine in this population. Clozapine remains one of the most underutilized evidence-based medications available in the psychiatric arena in the United States. It is a viable and recommended option in the forensic population and it may be helpful on the path to recovery as well as bring substantial savings to the criminal justice system.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-2720
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11126-017-9521-z
ID  - ref1
ER  -