Subtypes of Aggression and Their Relevance to Child Psychiatry
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryPublished 1 March 1997
Benedetto Vitiello, David M. Stoff
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The differentiation between the impulsive-affective and controlled-predatory subtype as qualitatively different forms of aggressive behavior has emerged as the most promising construct.
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Our understanding and treatment of children and adolescents with aggressive behavior can benefit from research on subtypes of aggression. The differentiation between the impulsive-affective and controlled-predatory subtype as qualitatively different forms of aggressive behavior has emerged as the most promising construct. Specific therapeutic hypotheses could be tested in this context and contribute to a full validation of these concepts.
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