Controlling for respondents' past violent behavior and other relevant factors, the research found that a history of mental health treatment is more strongly associated with assaultive violence and sexual offenses than with other types of crimes. In addition, there is support for a deviance hypothesis...
The chapter: (1) reviews current research on the relationship between mental illness and violence; (2) explores the impact of myths and stereotypes; (3) identifies tools for risk assessment and predictors of violence used by the field; (4) describes effective treatment strategies and community ...
In 2015,PLOS.orgpublished agroundbreaking studydiscussing the link between mental health and violent behavior in college students. The study noted that nearly 37% of the college students studied had some form of diagnosable mental health disorder, and that such disorders contributed to a wide range ...
The analysis, which appears in the June issue of the journalHealth Affairs, found that nearly 40 percent of news stories about mental illness connected it with violent behavior toward others. That number does not match up with the 5 percent of violence in the United States that is actually di...
In an interview withProPublica, Dr. Jeffrey Swanson, one of the nation’s leading researchers on mental health and violence, noted that a history of any kind of violent or assaultive behavior is a better predictor of future violence than a mental health diagnosis. ...
The disruption, stress and isolation of the pandemic resulted in a spike in behavioral andmental health issues among kids and teens. Now that students are back in school, educators report seeing a variety of problems, from depression and anxiety to fighting and violent behavior. ...
The McKinsey Podcastis cohosted by Roberta Fusaro and Lucia Rahilly. A mental health imperative Lucia Rahilly:We hear much about the crisis of mental health among teenagers. Harold, would you give us a sense of what you’re seeing in your work leading the Child Mind Institute?
Poor mental health during adolescence has an impact on educational achievement and increases the risk of alcohol and substance use and violent behavior, he said, adding that suicide is a leading cause of death in young people. With regard to adults' mental health, he said millions of people ar...
The chapter emphasizes that children with disabilities face an accumulation of adversities, heightening their vulnerability to bullying and its detrimental mental health impacts. There exist bullying programs with at least some effect; however, evidence of effective antibullying interventions, particularly ...
Below, we’ll explore some of the potential effects of domestic violence on family mental health and discuss how it can influence other areas of family life as well. Getty/SDI Productions Are you experiencing the effects of family trauma? Work toward healing in therapy The potential effects ...