Prevention Methods

 

A typical psychiatrist visit

Early intervention is crucial to preventing a child who has characteristics of adult serial killers from growing up into a killer as an adult.  Antisocial children should see a psychiatrist or other medical professional by a certain age.  The psychiatrist will be able to determine if the child is just too painfully shy to interact with others or has no desire at all to socialize with anyone else for unknown reasons.

 

Antisocial kids tend to find other activities to occupy their time.  In some circumstances these activities can be violent, such as setting fires or killing animals.  Such actions are dangerous and unacceptable.  Intensive therapy sessions should begin as soon as the child’s parent or other responsible adult in the child’s life finds out about the violence that the child is participating in.  Therapy sessions will teach the child that performing violence is wrong and undesirable in any form.

 

A violent child should continue to see his psychiatrist as an adult so that any signs of extreme violent outbursts, such as going on a killing spree, can be identified and prevented.  If there is indication that this type of person is at high risk of committing murder, he or she should be locked in a mental hospital or correctional facility to prevent him or her from harming himself or herself and others.

Evangelisches Konigin Elizabeth Krankenhaus children’s psychiatric hospital in Berlin creates a positive, relaxing atmosphere

 Social workers can remove children from homes where domestic violence is present.  A social worker’s careful selection of caring, loving parents instead of the child’s abusive, neglectful parents will help the child develop a bonded, intimate relationship.  This relationship will serve as template for his or her future relationships.

A social worker's main goal is to make sure the children that they are responsible for get placed in the care of safe, loving parents

 

 

Finally, recognition of brain abnormalities that leave a child susceptible to violent outbursts can provide a concrete reason or explanation behind the child’s behavior.  A child with a family history of violent behavior should have his or her brain scanned so that brain abnormalities can be documented into his or her medical record.  It will be easier to get the child help if he or she acts out in a violent form because his or her doctors will have prior knowledge that the child was at risk for performing violent actions.

 

A licensed psychiatrist can prescribe certain psychiatric drugs, such as antidepressants or other mood stabilizers, in a treatment plan of a violent child or teen.  By preventing noticeable mood swings, a child will be less likely to go from an upbeat mood to an angry or depressive mood.  Without feeling angry or depressed, a child will be less likely to commit violence.