Violence in society

TY - JOUR

T1 - Violence in society

AU - Walsh, E

AU - Fahy, T

PY - 2002

Y1 - 2002

N2 - Discusses mental illness's contribution to violence. As increasing numbers of mentally ill patients have been treated and reside in the community, public concern about their potential for violence has increased. Fear and stigma of mentally ill people have been exaggerated by high profile and occasionally sensationalist reporting of rare, albeit tragic, violent acts. In mental health assessment it is appropriate to estimate the risk of violence to others as one of many dimensions of a comprehensive assessment. But it is inappropriate that mental health policy and legislation should be driven by preoccupation with risk of violence, rather than the delivery of effective treatments in the community. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)

AB - Discusses mental illness's contribution to violence. As increasing numbers of mentally ill patients have been treated and reside in the community, public concern about their potential for violence has increased. Fear and stigma of mentally ill people have been exaggerated by high profile and occasionally sensationalist reporting of rare, albeit tragic, violent acts. In mental health assessment it is appropriate to estimate the risk of violence to others as one of many dimensions of a comprehensive assessment. But it is inappropriate that mental health policy and legislation should be driven by preoccupation with risk of violence, rather than the delivery of effective treatments in the community. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)

U2 - 10.1136/bmj.325.7363.507

DO - 10.1136/bmj.325.7363.507

M3 - Article

SN - 1756-1833

SN - 2044-6055

VL - 325

SP - 507

EP - 508

JO - BMJ

JF - BMJ

IS - 7363

ER -