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Dangerousness: psychiatric assessment and management
- Editors:
- HAMILTON John R., FREEMAN Hugh
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists, Gaskell Books
- Publication year:
- 1982
- Pagination:
- 120p., tables, diags., bibs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Reducing the risk of violent and aggressive behaviours
- Authors:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE, SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publishers:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
A quick guide for registered managers of mental health services for young people. The guide aims to help registered managers to support young people to manage and minimise violent and aggressive behaviour. It covers: preventing violent and aggressive behaviours, de-escalation, and training. It is based on NICE’s guideline and quality standard on violence and aggression. (Edited publisher abstract)
Trauma exposure and domestic violence offending severity in a probation sample from post-conflict Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- TRAVERS Aine, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(3-4), 2022, pp.1566-1587.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Domestic violence is more common in post-conflict settings such as Northern Ireland. However, the extent to which trauma and related mental health problems are associated with domestic violence perpetration in the region has not yet been quantitatively assessed. The present study examines relationships between multiple traumas, mental health problems, and five indicators of domestic violence perpetration severity (causing injury, use of a weapon, breach of nonmolestation order, sexual violence, and previous police involvement). The unique risk associated with distinct types of trauma (i.e., childhood maltreatment or conflict related) was also investigated. Perpetrators’ case file data (n = 405) were analyzed using hierarchical logistic regression. The rates of recorded trauma exposure and mental health difficulties were 72.3% and 63.5%, respectively. The first logistic regression analyses showed that exposure to multiple traumas was associated with increased likelihood of perpetrating injurious and sexual violence, when controlling for the covariates (odds ratios [ORs] = 1.24-1.28). The second logistic regression analyses showed that childhood maltreatment was the only trauma type to confer unique risk, a relationship that was significant only for the outcome of perpetrating injurious violence (OR = 3.06). Substance misuse was also significantly associated with perpetration of injurious violence, use of weapons, and having past police involvement (ORs = 2.49-3.50). The accumulation of traumatic experiences and substance abuse appear to act as risk factors for some indicators of offending severity. Childhood maltreatment appears to confer particularly strong risk. The findings may support a focus on trauma and substance abuse as intervention targets in post-conflict settings. (Edited publisher abstract)
Parental physical force and alcohol use in emerging adults: mediation by psychological problems
- Authors:
- POLLARD Mary Ward, MCKINNEY Cliff
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34(10), 2019, p.2087–2109.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Research has indicated that negative parenting practices, such as physical punishment, are associated with negative outcomes in children. These negative outcomes can present during childhood and during emerging adulthood. One negative consequence can be excessive alcohol use, a problematic outcome with its own myriad consequences. The goal of the current study was to examine the effects of parental physical force on emerging adult functioning, specifically alcohol and psychological problems. A sample of 488 young adults completed questionnaires on current perceptions related to alcohol-related problems, physical and psychological aggression by their parents experienced during the previous year, and current emotional and behavioural functioning. Results showed full mediation between paternal physical force and emerging adult alcohol problems by emerging adult psychological problems. Emerging adult psychological problems partially mediated the effect of maternal physical force on emerging adult alcohol problem. Gender did not moderate these effects. The results support existing literature suggesting that the use of parental physical force may lead to a chain reaction of problems, even during emerging adulthood. These results also reveal that emerging adults report currently receiving physical force from their parents, which brings to light a concerning lack of literature on the use of parental physical force on emerging adult children. These results advocate for positive parenting practices and efforts to teach them, even for emerging adult children. The results may also clinically suggest that paying attention to parental force in emerging adult clients could yield a better understanding of their current functioning, especially including excessive alcohol use. (Edited publisher abstract)
Aggressive children with mental illness: a conceptual model of family-level outcomes
- Author:
- SPORER Karyn
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34(3), 2019, pp.447-474.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The purpose of this research was to examine how families adapt and respond to an aggressive child with mental illness. This article presents findings from a qualitative study of four families, which were selected as typifying the experiences of a larger sample of 14 families; each family included a child with mental illness and a history of violent behavior. The analysis revealed a five-stage pattern in how families perceived and responded to victimization and their child or sibling’s mental illness. The study suggests that families with a violent child with mental illness and other healthy children cannot live through episodes of violence without removing the child with mental illness from the home or suffering considerable damage to the family. The article concludes with recommendations for mental health practitioners and family intervention specialists. (Edited publisher abstract)
Intimate partner violence, cumulative violence exposure, and mental health service use
- Authors:
- CHO Hyunkag, KWON Ilan
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 54(3), 2018, p.259–266.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Intimate partner violence (IPV) leaves victims with serious mental health consequences; some victims do not seek help even though they suffer from adverse mental health symptoms. Victims’ use of mental health services seems to be affected by sociocultural factors and their history of experiences with violence. This study used the collaborative psychiatric epidemiology surveys to examine the effects of cumulative violence on IPV victims’ mental health service use. The results showed that victims’ mental health needs were the most prominent predictor of their use of mental health services, and that cumulative violence exposure also predicted mental health service use. (Edited publisher abstract)
Fathers’ perspectives regarding their children’s exposure to intimate partner violence
- Authors:
- BOURASSA C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Child Welfare, 11(3), 2017, pp.261-278.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Children exposed to intimate partner violence are at high risk for mental health and behavioural problems. Numerous studies have examined mothers’ perceptions about the influence of exposure to violence on their children; few studies have examined the views of violent fathers. This study sought to identify how fathers, participating in batterer intervention programmes (BIP), perceive consequences of their violence on their children and how they protect and mitigate the destructive effects of their violence on their children. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 fathers, with a qualitative approach for analysis. The findings highlight the need for specific intervention for fathers. (Publisher abstract)
Childhood sexual abuse and its association with adult physical and mental health: results from a National cohort of young Australian women
- Authors:
- COLES Jan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(11), 2015, pp.1929-1944.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This study aimed to investigate the associations between child sexual abuse (CSA), CSA plus adult violence experiences, and selected self-reported physical and mental health in a community sample of women. Data from 7,700 women aged 28-33 years from the 1973-1978 cohort who completed Survey 4 of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) were analysed. Questions about prior abuse experience such as child sexual abuse, interpersonal violence, adult physical and sexual assaults, and physical and mental health. Women who experienced CSA were 1.4 times more likely to experience bodily pain, 1.3 times more likely to have poorer general health, and 1.4 times more likely to be depressed in the past 3 years compared with those without abuse. Women who experienced both CSA and adult violence were 2.4 to 3.1 times more likely to experience poor general and mental health, and suffer from depression and anxiety compared with women with no abuse. This study demonstrates the importance of CSA in pain and poorer long-term mental and physical health. It emphasises how prior CSA may amplify pain and poorer long-term mental and physical health among women who are again exposed to violence in adulthood. (Edited publisher abstract)
The mental health needs of gang-affiliated young people: a briefing produced as part of the Ending Gang and Youth Violence programme
- Authors:
- HUGHES Karen, HARDCASTLE Katherine, PERKINS Clare
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 42
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing aims to understand and address the mental health needs of gang-affiliated young people, and outlines the: extent of mental illness in gang members; relationships between gang-affiliation and poor mental health; and shared risk factors that contribute to both. It also emphasises the need for a life course approach to prevention that addresses risk factors, promotes resilience in young people and provides appropriate support for vulnerable young people. The briefing summarises evidence of the types of interventions that can protect children from antisocial behaviour and poor mental health and treat mental illness in vulnerable young people, focusing on: preventative interventions, including family-based and school-based programmes, cognitive behavioural approaches, family therapies, community approaches, the role of school in promoting mental health and child and adolescent mental health services. (Edited publisher abstract)
Adolescent exposure to violence and adult physical and mental health problems
- Authors:
- FRANZESEA Robert J., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 38(12), 2014, pp.1955-1965.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This study investigates how adolescent exposure to violence (AEV), in the form of parental physical abuse, witnessing parental violence, and exposure to violence in the neighbourhood, are related to self-reported adult physical problems and seeking formal or informal assistance with mental health, controlling for more general adolescent violent victimisation and for self-reports and parent reports of mental health problems in adolescence. This study adds to the literature on AEV and adult physical problems, and provides a rare look at the relationship of AEV to adult help-seeking for mental health problems. The results suggest that AEV is associated with mental health problems in adolescence for both females and males, that for females AEV is related to physical problems and to seeking help for mental health problems in adulthood, but for males the only significant relationship involves inconsistent reports of witnessing parental violence and adult physical problems. (Edited publisher abstract)