The Relationship between Cognitive Impairment and Violent Behavior in People Living with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Critical Review and Treatment Considerations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Violent Behavior and Cognitive Performance
3.2. Treating Cognitive Performance to Improve Violent Behavior
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Nibbio, G.; Bertoni, L.; Calzavara-Pinton, I.; Necchini, N.; Paolini, S.; Baglioni, A.; Zardini, D.; Poddighe, L.; Bulgari, V.; Lisoni, J.; et al. The Relationship between Cognitive Impairment and Violent Behavior in People Living with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Critical Review and Treatment Considerations. Medicina 2024, 60, 1261. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60081261
Nibbio G, Bertoni L, Calzavara-Pinton I, Necchini N, Paolini S, Baglioni A, Zardini D, Poddighe L, Bulgari V, Lisoni J, et al. The Relationship between Cognitive Impairment and Violent Behavior in People Living with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Critical Review and Treatment Considerations. Medicina. 2024; 60(8):1261. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60081261
Chicago/Turabian StyleNibbio, Gabriele, Lorenzo Bertoni, Irene Calzavara-Pinton, Nicola Necchini, Stefano Paolini, Antonio Baglioni, Daniela Zardini, Laura Poddighe, Viola Bulgari, Jacopo Lisoni, and et al. 2024. "The Relationship between Cognitive Impairment and Violent Behavior in People Living with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Critical Review and Treatment Considerations" Medicina 60, no. 8: 1261. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60081261