Violence and Mental Illness

An Overview

Lia Ahonen (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XI, 84 Seiten

2019 | 1st ed. 2019
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-18749-1 (ISBN)

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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, mental illness and violence - particularly gun violence - are unquestionably linked. However, empirical research presents a more nuanced and complex view of this relationship.
Taking into account differences between youth and adults, as well as gender and racial difference, this innovative volume will be useful to policy-makers, legislators, researchers and students interested in addressing the growing public concern about mentally ill individuals at risk for violence.

Lia Ahonen is assistant professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Ahonen is trained in Criminology and Psychology. Her research areas include youth and adult crime in combination with mental illness, predictors of violence and gun violence, the development of violent crime over time, the treatment of serious behavioral problems, and policy issues pertaining to crime and justice in different countries. Relatedly, she is knowledgeable about organizational development of and leadership in institutions dealing with delinquents' needs for services

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.

Erscheinungsdatum	28.06.2019
Reihe/Serie	SpringerBriefs in Criminology
Zusatzinfo	XI, 84 p. 4 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	161 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
Schlagworte	Comparative criminology • Gun Control • Mental Health • mental illness and violence • public safety • risk assessment • Victimization • Violence and Crime • Violence Prevention • violence research
ISBN-10	3-030-18749-7 / 3030187497
ISBN-13	978-3-030-18749-1 / 9783030187491
Zustand	Neuware