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Crimes against people with mental illness: types, perpetrators, and influencing factors
- Authors:
- MARLEY James A., BUILA Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 46(2), April 2001, pp.115-124.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The study reported in this article examined the nature and scope of victimization as experienced by individuals in the US with a diagnosed major mental illness; what types of victimization experiences occurred during their lifetime; what specific victimization experiences these individuals identified as most troubling; who the perpetrators were; and what influence demographic and clinical characteristics had on the risk of victimization in this group. Argues that social workers should better assess for experiences of victimization among people with mental illness and better understand the effect of such experiences on the individual's symptoms and day-to-day functioning.