Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Violent behavior

HP:0008760

What it means

Conduct and/or behavior, both verbal and non-verbal, including but not limited to verbal and/or physical aggression, attacks, threats, harassment, intimidation, and other disruptive behaviors in any form or through any medium, that cause or have the potential to cause a reasonable person to fear physical harm from any individual(s) or group(s) towards any person(s) or property. This is commonly defined as a violent act characterized by the use of physical force, anger, or sudden intense activity.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Violent behaviour

Violent behavior

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.