Reducing impulsivity in repeat violent offenders: An open label trial of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1137-1143

  Butler, Tony ^a   Schofield, Peter W ^b   Greenberg, David ^c,d   Allnutt, Stephen H ^d,e   Indig, Devon ^f   Carr, Vaughan ^d,g   D'Este, Catherine ^h   Mitchell, Philip B ^d,i   Knight, Lee ^c   Ellis, Andrew ^j  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c JUSTICE HEALTH AND FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e NSW Community Forensic Mental Health Service   (Australia)

^f Justice Health Centre for Health Research in Criminal Justice   (Australia)

^g SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

ⁱ BLACK DOG INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^j Northern Sydney and Central Coast Area Health Service   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Impulsivity; Offenders; Selective serotonin re uptake inhibitor

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AUSTRALIA; BARRATT IMPULSIVITY SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OFFENDER; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; TREATMENT DURATION; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; CRIMINALS; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; IRRITABLE MOOD; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SERTRALINE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 78449282220     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2010.525216     Document Type: Article

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