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Violent behavior in mental illness: the role of substance abuse [Commentary] (2010)
Auteur(s) :
VOLAVKA, J. ;
SWANSON J.
Année
2010
Page(s) :
563-564
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
10
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Discipline :
PSY (Psychopathologie / Psychopathology)
Résumé :
That comorbid substance use disorders substantially increase the risk for violence in mental illness has been known for decades. However, the prevailing view, based on US1 and Scandinavian epidemiologic studies, has been that serious mental illness also confers a significant relative risk for violence even in the absence of such comorbidity. Accordingly, a broad clinical consensus has emerged that violence risk management in psychiatric patients with dual diagnoses requires treatment of both the underlying psychopathology and comorbid substance abuse.
Recent epidemiologic studies have prompted reexamination of this prevailing view. These new studies report little if any increased risk for violence associated with serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder) unless there is comorbidity with substance use disorder. [Extract]
Recent epidemiologic studies have prompted reexamination of this prevailing view. These new studies report little if any increased risk for violence associated with serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder) unless there is comorbidity with substance use disorder. [Extract]
Affiliation :
Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA