[Pharmacological treatment of aggressive impulsive behavior]

This article makes an initially tour of the definitions of violence, aggression and impulsiveness. Violence is a manifestation associated with various aspects of human behavior in different contexts of society and history. It can also be a clinical manifestation of a psychiatric disorder, the behavioral modality of some people with personality disorders, the expression of a somatic disorder, an action exercised by an individual under the influence of substances, as well as the expected reaction of an individual or a group to a specific trigger situation. Aggressiveness means "tendency to act or respond violently", using violent means to things or people and overcome their revulsion to do damage. After that, a brief overview of the different classifications of aggressive behaviour is made, to finish reviewing the bibliography published on the pharmacological treatment of emotional or impulsive aggression with the three main groups of drugs frequently used in clinical practice (antidepressants, mood stabilizers and antipsychotics), and a brief integration scheme is formulated.