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- Title
Schizophrenia, substance abuse, and violent crime.
- Authors
Fazel, Seena; Långström, Niklas; Hjern, Anders; Grann, Martin; Lichtenstein, Paul
- Abstract
Persons with schizophrenia are thought to be at increased risk of committing violent crime 4 to 6 times the level of general population individuals without this disorder. However, risk estimates vary substantially across studies, and considerable uncertainty exists as to what mediates this elevated risk. Despite this uncertainty, current guidelines recommend that violence risk assessment should be conducted for all patients with schizophrenia.
- Publication
JAMA, 2009, Vol 301, Issue 19, p2016
- ISSN
1538-3598
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2009.675