Violence, victimization and mental health

Vishal Bhavsar and Antonio Ventriglio

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2017, vol. 63, issue 6, 475-479

Abstract: Introduction: Violence and victimization are often viewed in black and white terms by mental health professionals, an approach which is belied by more nuanced perspectives from outside psychiatry. Methods: Given increasing empirical evidence of the pervasive burden of victimization in people with mental illness, authors focused on the available theories and evidences from the literature. Results: Authors summarize the theories of victimizations, the possible measures of this phenomenon and underlie the role of research to clarify the link between psychiatry, violence and victimization. Conclusion: Violence and victimization need more space in the psychiatric research. This could have important implications for the lives of patients, but also for public understanding.

Keywords: Violence; victimization; mental health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764017719919

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