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- Title
Links between personality disorders, attachment disorders and violent behaviour: a literature review.
- Authors
Genest, Andrée-Anne; Mathieu, Cynthia
- Abstract
Past research has established that personality disorders and attachment disorders are important risk factors for the perpetration of violent acts in a context of an intimate relationship. Very few studies have been conducted linking personality and attachment disorders to violent behaviors outside of the domestic violence context. This paper proposes to address this gap by reviewing the literature and linking these important concepts to general violence. This will allow a better understanding of the dynamics of violence and possibly open the door to new research and interventions taking into account both attachment and personality disorders as prodromic factors.
- Publication
Sante Mentale au Quebec, 2011, Vol 36, Issue 2, p161
- ISSN
0383-6320
- Publication type
Journal Article