J of IMAB. 2012; 18(3):337-338
SOME ASPECTS OF THE AGGRESSIVE ACTS, COMMITTED BY SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS, TRIGGERED BY SOME PSYCHO-TRAUMATIC FACTORS
Stefan Todorov, Mariana Arnaoudova,
Department of psychiatry, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria; Third psychiatric Clinic, University hospital "St. Marina" - Varna, Bulgaria.

ABSTRACT:
The achievements of the contemporary psychopharmacology enable the out-patient treatment of schizophrenic patients, thus let them living in their usual social environment- family, relatives, neighbors, friends.
In this connection, the real conditions of patients’ micro-social environment play an important role- either stimulating their compensatory mechanisms, or exercising negative impact on their adaptation and behavior.
We examined 30 schizophrenic patients (22 males, 8 females), who have committed aggressive acts, triggered by psycho-traumatic situations with different sensible content, originating from their micro-social environment.
Dominant were family conflicts, followed by conflicts with the neighbors. The aggressive acts were directed to concrete persons, from the close neighborhood, involved into the psycho-traumatic situations.
Studying and evaluation of the aggressive acts, triggered by psycho-traumatic factors play an important role for their prevention.

Key words: violence, aggression, schizophrenia, psycho-traumatic factors.

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Please cite this article as: Todorov St, Arnaoudova M. SOME ASPECTS OF THE AGGRESSIVE ACTS, COMMITTED BY SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS, TRIGGERED BY SOME PSYCHO-TRAUMATIC FACTORS. J of IMAB. 2012; 18(3):337-338. doi: 10.5272/jimab.2012183.337.

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