A common feature of the antisocial, rule-breaking behavior that is central to criminal, violent
and psychopathic individuals is the failure to follow moral guidelines. This review …

Objective: Hypofrontality is not a well‐replicated finding in schizophrenia either at rest or
under conditions of task activation. Method: Studies comparing whole brain and frontal …

BACKGROUND: Structural and functional hippocampal abnormalities have been previously
reported in institutionalized psychopathic and aggressive populations. This study assessed …

Cruelty is the deliberate infliction of physical or psychological pain on other living creatures,
sometimes indifferently, but often with delight. Though cruelty is an overwhelming presence …

Insanity evaluations represent the most challenging and complex evaluations in forensic
psychology and psychiatry. Mental health and legal professionals involved in insanity cases …

Brain abnormalities are found in association with antisocial personality disorder and
schizophrenia, the two mental disorders most implicated in violent behaviour. Structural …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) studies of the
frontal and temporal lobes in schizophrenia patients and healthy controls have proliferated …

Elevations of impulsive behavior have been observed in a number of serious mental
illnesses. These phenomena can lead to harmful behaviors, including violence, and thus …

There is much evidence that schizophrenia patients have an increased risk for aggression
and violent behavior, including homicide. The neurobiological basis and correlates of this …

Although the majority of patients with schizophrenia are not actually violent, an increased
tendency toward violent behaviors is known to be associated with schizophrenia. There are …