Neurologist's Role in Understanding Violence

摘要: Violence is one of the major public health problems in United States today. Twenty thousand deaths per annum, majority involving firearms, are result intentional violence person toward another. leading cause death among young black males whose homicide rates up to 142 100 000. Annually, there four six million rapes, two cases child abuse, and wife batterings. 1-4 Pari passu with this, possibly contributing it, American family structure has deteriorated. In 1950,17% births 2% white were out wedlock. Today, figures 66% 16%, respectively. 5 Is a role for neurologist understanding, treatment, prevention violence? sense that all behavior derives from brain activity abnormal activity, neurologists may