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Psychologists offer ways to improve prison environment, reduce violent crime

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 08, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 7

U.S. prisons are too punitive and often fail to rehabilitate, but targeting prisoners' behavior, reducing prison populations and offering job skills could reduce prisoner aggression and prevent recidivism, a researcher told ...


Genetic marker linked to problem behaviors in adults with developmental disabilities

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A common variation of the gene involved in regulating serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain may be linked to problem behaviors in adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, new research indicates.


Intervention reduces children's viewing of violent TV

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A team of Oregon State University researchers has successfully implemented a classroom-based intervention that reduces the amount of violent TV that children watch.


Mental illness by itself does not predict future violent behavior

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

People with mental illness alone are no more likely than anyone else to commit acts of violence, a new study by UNC researchers concludes. But mental illness combined with substance abuse or dependence elevates the risk for ...


Study cites media violence as 'critical risk factor' for aggression

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 19, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

You are what you watch, when it comes to violence in the media and its influence on violent behavior in young people, and a new paper, lead-authored by Rutgers University, Newark, researcher Paul Boxer, provides new evidence ...


Violence declines with medication use in some with schizophrenia

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 01, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some schizophrenia patients become less prone to violence when taking medication, but those with a history of childhood conduct problems continue to pose a higher risk even with treatment, according to a new study by researchers ...