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Substance abuse in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia is a factor that affects violent behavior (Fazel, Langstrom, Hjern, Grann, & Lichtenstein, 2009). A differing longitudinal study found contradicting results and argue that symptoms of mental illness do not consistently correlate with an increase in crime (Peterson, Skeem, Kennealy, Bray, & Zvunkovic, 2014). Though the correlation of schizophrenia and crime is debated, the story of Alice Ann Collyer as told by Earley (2006) represents hardships that many others with a similar diagnosis experience in

In this article , the author Professor James Alan Fox discusses that it is an average of 9,289 people killed by someone with some type of mental health issue. Also, he speaks about the FBI’s crime reports between the years of 2007-2011. Statistics had shown that the U.S had an average of 13,700 homicides. He states that, if lives need to be saved, then the people that are making these deaths happen have to receive some type of treatment. Fox article is a reliable source because he discusses the failure of how the ones’ committing these crimes are still out here on the streets. He is a reliable source because he is a Professor at Northeastern University of Criminology, Law and Public Policy.

Due to the complexity of the human brain there is an extreme difficulty in being able to scientifically discover all the facts about these disablements. The Atlantic interviewed Dr. Christine Montross, a psychiatrist at Butler Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island about defining Mental Illness. To summarize the interview the conclusion that Montross came too is that mental ailments are extremely delicate issues, there is difficulty in separating an actual problem from something such as temporary depression caused by the human condition. This difficulty in diagnosing creates confusion on treatment and the next steps required to prevent the patient from making poor choices. Due to this very troubling diagnosis many patients end up without care, or given substance to combat their mental state (Resse). A study conducted by Harvard medical school shows that people with ailments such as schizophrenia are over 50% more likely to commit a dangerous crime when addicted to a substance such as those prescribed to combat a vast majority of mental ailments (Harvard Medical School). The vast majority of those with these problems however do not seek help and are left to deal with their problems themselves, never seeking expert attention or help. These individuals that are more likely to commit crimes and specifically homicide most commonly have schizophrenia, psychopathy, brain damage, or

“What is more likely is that there is a correlation between mental illness and crime, whereby an individual suffers from mental heath issues and has other factors that are occurring at the same time (ex. substance abuse and Bir-polar disorder)” (Eyjolfson, personal communication, June 13, 2018). “Comorbidity is very common and often very difficult to treat given limited resources, training and time” (Eyjolfson, personal communication, June 13,

Scientific researchers whom have collected possible factors fall into possible analytical factors. Leading to problems ad sociodemographic characteristics on the effects of disorganized behavior. Examples of possible risk factors are: formal and present history of illnesses, most recent and previous history of illnesses. The insights to a proceeding hospitalization that’s been extensively examined and closely reviewed through the four month process. Other examples that lead back to substance abuse and non-adherence to medication are factors to critical problems. According to the article Swartz, he created two tables that shows the predictors and characteristics of Serious Violence and Inpatients involuntarily admitted with Severe Mental Illness.

Aggression and violence has long been associated with mental illness, especially those suffering from psychosis (reviewed by Singh et al. 1). To what extent individuals suffering from schizophrenia contribute to the prevalence of criminal violence is the theme of this research report.

All studies found that the occurrence of violence was more closely associated with whether someone was male, poor, and abusing either alcohol or drugs and that those three factors alone could predict violent behavior with or without any sign of mental illness. If someone fit all three of those categories, the likelihood of them committing a violent act was high, even if they weren’t also mentally ill. If someone fit none, then mental illness was highly unlikely to be predictive of violence. Jeffrey Swanson, a medical sociologist and professor of psychiatry at Duke University study debunked two myths,” Swanson said. “One: people with mental illness are all dangerous. Well, the clear majority are not. And the other myth: that there’s no connection at all. There is one. It’s quite small, but it’s not completely nonexistent.” “We need to get upstream and try to prevent the unpredicted: how to have healthier, less violent

Although findings in research have revealed an increased rate of acts of violence in adult-onset schizophrenia (AOS), less attention has been directed toward the rates of violence in early-onset schizophrenia (EOS, Ross, Maximon, Kusumi, & Lurie, 2013). In a study conducted by Ross et al. (2013), rates of violence were measured in participants ages 4 through 15 years diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizoaffective, or psychosis not otherwise specified, according to the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Types of violence were categorized as any violence, severe violence, or internal driven violence and according to the victim of the violence, each episode was further categorized as directed

Dinan, T. (2000). Antidepressants and violence: Cause for concern or media hype? Human Psychopharmacology, 15(6), 3-4. Retrieved from EBSCO database.

It’s known that when a person has any type of mental illness including but not limited to drug abuse, depression, schizophrenia are more likely to engage in criminal or violent behaviors (Review of the Roots, 2015).

The independent variables were the criminogenic factors; these factors were summed up into 60 items- questions used in questionnaires; such as “before the age of 15, did you set fires”- that where AOT (assisted output treatment, programs that housed serious mentally ill patients), measured. The goal of these questionnaires was to create a scale that would allow prediction of past arrest rates, if conclusive the researches would be able to use the scale to predict future arrest rates. The 60 items included were drawn from the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), the Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire (RPAQ), & the Navaco Anger Scale (NAS). An exploratory factor analyses was used on 30 items, centered on arrest history and DSM-diagnosed substance use disorder and criminogenic screening instruments (LS/CMI). With these test the researches were able to identify a three-factor model, where the first factor was the history of antisocial behavior and antisocial personality that was constant with CIDI. The second dimension, current anger and aggression, corresponded to RPAQ and NAS items. The third factor, past violence, corresponded to CIDI. What these test reveled, was data that was interpreted numeracy into ratios between each item and arrest history. A psychotic symptom scale was created from 12 measures of delusion and hallucinations gathered from the

Schizophrenia is a “serious mental disorder characterised by severe disruptions in psychological functioning and a loss of contact with reality” (Meldrum & Wilson, 2009). The main question that arises from the many studies looking at schizophrenia and violence is does schizophrenia itself make an individual violent or are there other factors from the mental illness that contribute to this? According to Fazel, Guati, Linsell, Geddes and Grahn (2009), before the 1980’s many people made no connection between the disorder of schizophrenia and being violent. However, since more in depth and large research studies has been carried out to look at this connection, it has now been proven that there is a relationship between schizophrenia and violence.

For a long time, society has held a stigma on mental disorders and its association with crime. People believe that crime is most prevalent in individuals who have a mental illness, in specific those who are diagnosed as schizophrenics. While most schizophrenics are generally not violent, they can commit violent crimes. In addition, most violent crimes are not committed by people with schizophrenia but when they do commit violent crimes they are higher than the typical violent offender (Bartol and Bartol, 2014). Many studies have looked at the correlation between schizophrenia and criminality to see how common

The relationship between mental illness and violence is often a controversial topic. People who suffer from mental illness are often labeled as potentially violent, even if they have no history of violence or violent tendencies. This stigma tends to be particularly strong when applied to people with bipolar disorder, which very often is misunderstood by others. Topic #16 from the list of suggestions, asks two questions: are people who are diagnosed manic-depressive/bipolar often violent, and what effects did Jamison’s violent outward behavior have on her? This research reflection paper intends to answer these questions, by explaining the association between bipolar disorder and violence, as well as providing guidance for assessing violence

A progressively shared approach in investigations has been to apply the tripartite theoretical framework suggested by Goldstein for the association between drugs and crime. Goldstein divided explanations of the drug-crime connection into three models: "economic compulsive" (crime as a means of getting money to support drug use); "psychopharmacological" (drug effects resulting in a change or impairment in cognitive functioning that precipitates criminal behaviour); and "systemic" (crime occurs as part of the system of drug distribution and use)4 (Bennet & Holloway, 2009). In this model, drugs lead to violence through an addition of the psychopharmacological, economic- compulsive and systemic models. Although it may not include all the associations