Maurizio Pompili, MD, PhD

What percentage of patients hospitalized for a first episode of schizophrenia who had threatened others had displayed overt signs of illness for over a year?

Aggressive and impulsive behaviors in schizophrenia pose many clinical challenges. The best way to reduce the risk of aggression is with adequate treatment of schizophrenia.

Adequate treatment of the underlying psychiatric illness consistently appears to be the most effective use of medication in suicidal patients.