Will he aggress again?: study on the cognitive predictors of aggressive behavior

Suzanne Brugman

doi:10.26481/dis.20181106sb

Will he aggress again? study on the cognitive predictors of aggressive behavior

Suzanne Brugman

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Abstract

In forensic psychiatry, it is important to carefully assess the recidivism risk of patients going on leave or being released. This is complicated work, because the wrong assessment can have serious consequences for society. In this research we looked for cognitive predictors of aggressive behaviour that could be assessed in a reliable way using computer tasks. We found that measuring cognitive processes (e.g. attention, emotion recognition, interpretation) helps predict aggressive behaviour. In the future these cognitive tasks can possibly be used to support current risk assessment in forensic psychiatry.

Original language	English
Awarding Institution	Maastricht University
Supervisors/Advisors	Arntz, Arnoud, Supervisor Sack, Alexander, Supervisor Lobbestael, Jill, Co-Supervisor
Award date	6 Nov 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20181106sb
Publication status	Published - 2018

Keywords

aggressive behavior
forensic psychiatry
recidivism risk
cognitive predictors

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