Table 82-4 A rational pharmacotherapy for treating violence and aggression
| Table 82-4 A rational pharmacotherapy for treating violence and aggression | ||
| Biological system | Action | Suggested medication |
| γ-Aminobutyric acid system | Inhibits affective aggression | Benzodiazepines |
| Noradrenergic system | Enhances affective, inhibits predatory aggression | Lithium, propranolol |
| Serotonergic system | Inhibits affective and predatory aggression | Lithium, fluoxetine |
| Electrical "kindling" | Enhances affective and predatory aggression | Phenytoin, carbamazepine |
| Source. Data from Eichelman 1988. | ||