Table 4. Health Factors Contributing to Potential Violence
(Presley & Robinson, 2002)

Intoxicants Alcohol  
  Stimulants  
  Recreational drugs  
 
Withdrawal states from drugs and alcohol Multiple medications  
  Metabolic disorders Delirium
    Anoxia
    Hypoglycemia
    Hyperthyroidism
    Cushing’s syndrome
    Electrolyte imbalance
    Hypothermia
    Hyperthermia
    Vitamin deficiencies
 
Dementias Alzheimer’s disease  
  Huntington’s disease  
  Parkinson’s disease  
 
Seizure disorders Postictal states  
  Temporal lobe epilepsy  
Minimal brain dysfunction    
Central nervous system infections    
 
Head trauma/cerebral hemorrhage Subdural  
  Subarachnoid  
  Intracerebral  
Genetic constitution    
 
Psychiatric illness Acute psychoses  
  Schizophrenia  
  Mania  
  Paranoid states  
  Personality disorders – Borderline or antisocial  
  Stress reactions  
Developmental and social factors