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Research findings on the association between mental disorder and violence/homicide
- Author:
- STROUD Julia
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 4(1), 1997, pp.55-58.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
Discusses the problematic issue of researching the relationship between violence and mental disorder.
Mental disorder and the homicide of children: a review
- Author:
- STROUD Julia
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 6(3), 1997, pp.149-162.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
Research indicates that a significant proportion of people who kill children have a psychiatric diagnosis. It is also suggested that an understanding of the association between mental disorder and child homicide could assist in preventing violent assaults on children. This article presents a review of the literature and identifies two patterns of risk that associated with the acute stages of mental illness or psychopathic disorder, and those associated with an interaction between personality disorder, depression and psycho-social stress. Urges that psychiatric and social work professionals should become more involved in collaborative research in this area.