Violence and Mental Illness An Overview /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Ahonen, Lia (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Criminology,
• Θέματα: Violence.; Crime.; Psychology-Methodology.; Psychological measurement.; Violence and Crime.; Psychological Methods/Evaluation.

This brief summarizes the existing body of knowledge about the links between mental illness and violence, recommends improved methods to deal with potentially violent individuals with mental illness, and identifies pressing implementation and research needs. In public perception and media reports, m...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction: Violence and Mental Illness in Context
• 2. Crazy, Mad, Insane, or Mentally Ill?
• 3. Public Perceptions and Experts' Opinions: Causes, Correlates, and Prevention
• 4. The Association Between Mental Illness and Violence
• 5. Psychiatric Symptoms and Behaviors in Adolescence That Are Associated with Violence
• 6. Special Populations: Gender, Race and Incarcerated Individuals
• 7. Victimization and Suicide
• 8. Conclusions and Implications.