Understanding and Preventing Violence, Volume 2:

Biobehavioral Influences

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Size: 560 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1994

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Albert J. Reiss, Jr., Klaus A. Miczek, and Jeffrey A. Roth, Editors; Panel on the Understanding and Control of Violent Behaviors, National Research Council
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This volume contains commissioned reviews of research on biological influences on violent or aggressive behavior. The areas reviewed include genetic contributions to the probability of violent and related behaviors; brain structure and functioning as implicated in aggressive behavior; the roles ...
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Front Matter	i-x
An Overview of Biological Influences on Violent Behavior	1-20	(skim)
Genetics and Violence	21-58	(skim)
The Neurobiology of Violence and Aggression	59-172	(skim)
Hormonal Aspects of Aggression and Violence	173-244	(skim)
Neurochemistry and Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Aggression and Violence	245-514	(skim)
Nutrition and Violent Behavior	515-540	(skim)
Index	541-549	(skim)

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This volume contains commissioned reviews of research on biological influences on violent or aggressive behavior. The areas reviewed include genetic contributions to the probability of violent and related behaviors; brain structure and functioning as implicated in aggressive behavior; the roles of hormonal and neurological interactions in violent behavior; the neurochemistry of violence and aggression and its implications for the management of those behaviors; and dietary influences on violent behavior.

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"...thoughtful assessment of what is known about violence (and) will most certainly influence future work...this series should be in every university-level library and in the offices of those in the criminal justice system as well as investigators of criminal activity."

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