Publisher's Synopsis
This handbook provides a detailed overview of the emotional, physical, and social implications of anger, aggression, and violence. The book covers the recognition, diagnosis, and evaluation of these areas, aiming to understand the aetiology of these behavioral features to assist with prevention and cure.
The book is divided into eight sections:
- Placing Aggression, Anger, Aggression and Violence In Context
- Causes and Precipitation of Anger, Aggression and Violence
- Features of Anger, Aggression and Violence
- Anger, Aggression and Violence in Defined Disorders and Conditions
- Physical Measures of Pathology and Insights: Genetics
- Physical Measures of Pathology and Insights: Non-Genetic
- Treatments and Therapies
- Methods and Techniques
Handbook of Anger, Aggression, and Violence will be of use for behavioral scientists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses and doctors, neurologists, health scientists, general practitioners, research scientists and all those interested in altered behavior.
