?What explains the surge of aggression among jihadists, Schizophrenia or violence

Abstract

Schizophrenia is associated with violence and aggressive behavior can be detected, understood and predicted in this context, including jihadist suicide. However, the risk of producing excessive violence in psychiatric patients is quite similar to that of other people, particularly drug users of both sexes. In this article, we present a series of research projects in the field of neuropsychology and psychophysiology that establish a comprehensive suite of promising programs to combat violence.

This research is accompanied by an integrated Western theoretical and experimental paradigm aimed at explaining violence based on verifiable scientific hypotheses. In light of the results of this research, leaders can strengthen their role in preventing violence by establishing a plan for treating schizophrenia as a serious mental illness and developing an effective addiction monitoring strategy that allows for the prediction of any individual or collective violent behavior, such as the suicide of jihad.