Description: Violence and Mental Illness : Rethinking Risk Factors and Enhancing Public Safety, Hardcover by Elbogen, Eric B.; Verykoukis, Nico, ISBN 1479801445, ISBN-13 9781479801442, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "When newsworthy violence occurs, mental illness is frequently blamed. This overemphasis on mental illness fuels social stigma and cognitive bias that exaggerates the link between violence and mental illness. But science shows this link is weaker than commonly believed and that numerous other risk factors are stronger predictors of violence, such as psychopathy, younger age, being male, access to guns, substance abuse, and anger. Because overemphasizing the role of mental illness leads to underemphasizing the role of these other risk factors, this leads to suboptimal violence prevention policy. Conversely, if the media, policymakers, and the public recognize these stronger, multiple risk factors for violence, then this opens up the door to developing andimplementing more effective strategies for evidence-based violence prevention that will lead to greater public safety"--
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Book Title: Violence and Mental Illness : Rethinking Risk Factors and Enhanci
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Publication Name: Violence and Mental Illness : Rethinking Risk Factors and Enhancing Public Safety
Language: English
Publisher: New York University Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Mental Health, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Violence in Society
Publication Year: 2023
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.8 Oz
Author: Eric B. Elbogen, Nico Verykoukis
Subject Area: Social Science, Psychology
Item Length: 9.3 in
Item Width: 6.3 in
Series: Psychology and Crime Ser.
Format: Hardcover
