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References for "Mental illness and violence"

JAN 2011

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Elbogen EB, et al. “The Intricate Link Between Violence and Mental Disorder: Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions,” Archives of General Psychiatry (Feb. 2009): Vol. 66, No. 2, pp. 152–61. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=19188537

Elbogen EB, et al. “Treatment Engagement and Violence Risk in Mental Disorders,” British Journal of Psychiatry (Oct. 2006): Vol. 189, pp. 354–60. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17012659

Fazel S, et al. “Bipolar Disorder and Violent Crime: New Evidence from Population-Based Longitudinal Studies and Systematic Review,” Archives of General Psychiatry (Sept. 2010): Vol. 67, No. 9, pp. 931–38. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=20819987

Fazel S, et al. “Schizophrenia, Substance Abuse, and Violent Crime,” Journal of the American Medical Association (May 20, 2009): Vol. 301, No. 19, pp. 2016–23. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=19454640

Fazel S, et al. “Serious Mental Disorder in 23,000 Prisoners: A Systematic Review of 62 Surveys,” Lancet (Feb. 16, 2002): Vol. 359, No. 9306, pp. 545–50. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=11867106

Frankle W, et al. “Clozapine-Associated Reduction in Arrest Rates of Psychotic Patients with Criminal Histories,” American Journal of Psychiatry (Feb. 2001): Vol. 158, No. 2, pp. 270–74. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=11156810

Freedman R, et al. “Psychiatrists, Mental Illness, and Violence,” American Journal of Psychiatry (Sept. 2007): Vol. 164, No. 9, pp. 1315–17. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17728413

Link BG, et al. “New Evidence on the Violence Risk Posed by People with Mental Illness: On the Importance of Specifying the Timing and the Targets of Violence,” Archives of General Psychiatry (May 1998): Vol. 55, No. 5, pp. 403–04. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=9596042

Pescosolido BA, et al. “A Disease Like Any Other? A Decade of Change in Public Reactions to Schizophrenia, Depression, and Alcohol Dependence,” American Journal of Psychiatry (Sept. 15, 2010): Electronic publication ahead of print. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=20843872

Siever LJ. “Neurobiology of Aggression and Violence,” American Journal of Psychiatry (April 2008): Vol. 165, No. 4, pp. 429–42. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=18346997

Steadman HJ, et al. “Violence by People Discharged from Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Facilities and by Others in the Same Neighborhoods,” Archives of General Psychiatry (May 1998): Vol. 55, No. 5, pp. 393–401. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=9596041

Swanson JW, et al. “Comparison of Antipsychotic Medication Effects on Reducing Violence in People with Schizophrenia,” British Journal of Psychiatry (July 2008): Vol. 193, No. 1, pp. 37–43. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=18700216

Swanson JW, et al. “A National Study of Violent Behavior in Persons with Schizophrenia,” Archives of General Psychiatry (May 2006): Vol. 63, No. 5, pp. 490–99. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=16651506

Volavka J, et al. “Violent Behavior in Mental Illness: The Role of Substance Abuse,” Journal of the American Medical Association (Aug. 4, 2010): Vol. 304, No. 5, pp. 563–64. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=20682936