Domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of behaviors in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner. The problem of violence among people diagnosed with various mental disorders is a research topic with important implications for specialists working in the field of mental health, as well as for those in the judicial field (for example, criminologists or forensic psychologists). In the last two decades, numerous studies have been published that had as their main objective the relationship between mental disorders and antisocial behavior. The paper presents the introduction, the theoretical framework, the way to treat personality disorders and influences on children's development.