The British Journal of Psychiatry (2007) 190: s12-s14. doi: 10.1192/bjp.190.5.s12
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Persistent violent offending: what do we know?

Sheilagh Hodgins, PhD

Department of Forensic Mental Health Science, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London SE5 8AF, UK. Email: s.hodgins{at}iop.kcl.ac.uk

Declaration of interest None.

A great deal is known about men who display a stable pattern of antisocial behaviour since childhood. However, more research is needed to identify subtypes within this population so as to further understanding of the causal processes that initiate and maintain violent behaviours and to identify interventions that specifically targetthe deficits presented by each subtype. Evidence-based practice means not only using treatments proven to be effective but also basing conceptualisations of disorders on scientific evidence.




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