FeaturedPsychology·November 1, 2016·4 min readPsychotropic Medications Could Cut Risk of Violent ReoffendingA new study reports prescribing violent offenders psychotropic drugs following release from prison decreases the risk of the reoffending.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 26, 2016·4 min readHigher Resting Heart Rate and Blood pressure Linked to Later Psychiatric IllnessA new study links higher resting blood pressure in younger men with later onset of OCD, schizophrenia and substance abuse problems.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 10, 2016·4 min readTargeting the Social Networks of Group ViolenceResearchers report a strong group of friends could be just as big a factor in acts of group violence as a charismatic leader.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 4, 2016·3 min read‘Media Contagion’ a Factor in Mass ShootingsResearchers call on the media to deny mass shooters the fame they seek.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 24, 2016·5 min readNew Theory About How Climate Affects ViolenceHotter temperatures and climates that have less seasonal variation in temperatures have an impact on aggression, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 23, 2016·4 min readExtreme Beliefs Often Mistaken For PsychosisResearchers proposes a new term to classify non-psychotic behavior that is associated with extreme beliefs and leads to acts of criminal violence.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 11, 2016·4 min readOrigins of “Rage” Identified in BrainResearchers have been able to tie unprovoked violent outbursts in male mice to damage to the lateral septum.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 6, 2016·12 min readAggression’s Role in the Creation of New Nerve CellsResearchers report that after an aggressive encounter, mice who 'won' a fight showed signs of new neuron growth in the hippocampus.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 4, 2016·5 min readAmericans Ten Times More Likely to be Killed by Firearms Than People From Other High Income CountriesA new study reports US citizens are up-to ten times more likely to be victims of gun violence than people from other developed nations.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·January 13, 2016·4 min readHow Genetics and Environment Influence Antisocial BehaviorA new study reports a gene involved in emotional regulation may influence the long term impact of violence experienced in childhood on antisocial behavior later in life.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 11, 2015·4 min readExposure to Violence in Juarez Affects Mental Health of ChildrenResearchers report children who lived in Juarez, Mexico at the height of its drug violence problems in 2010 have higher levels of behavioral and emotional problems.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 15, 2015·4 min readPsychiatric Assessments for Predicting Violence are IneffectiveA new study reports current psychiatric assessments for predicting violence in psychiatric patients and prisoners is ineffective. Researchers propose a new approach to risk assessment for future instances of violence.Read More