Citation

Bhavsar V, Bhugra D. Psychiatry Clin. Neurosci. 2018; 72(11): 811-820.

Affiliation

Department of Affective Disorders, King's College London.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/pcn.12775

PMID

30084514

Abstract

AIM: Violence is important for psychiatrists, for public health, and for victims. Aside from greater risk of perpetrating violence, people with mental illness are also more commonly victimised than the general population. However, guidance on the assessment and management of sin clinical settings is limited.

METHOD: Review and consolidation of clinical and research literature on violent victimisation in people with mental illness.

RESULTS: Assessment of mental state in someone who has been victimised should evaluate both historical factors, such as pattern, timing, perpetrator characteristics and contextual factors, and clinical factors, including affective and cognitive changes.

CONCLUSION: Concerted clinical and policy attention to factors which might increase vulnerability, such as alcohol use, support, and the social environment, could improve outcomes. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Language: en

Keywords

Clinical Psychopathology; Epidemiology & Public Health; Forensic Psychiatry; Public Policy and Psychiatry