Gun violence and mental illness /:

Perhaps never before has an objective, evidence-based review of the intersection between gun violence and mental illness been more sorely needed or more timely. Gun Violence and Mental Illness, written by a multidisciplinary roster of authors who are leaders in the fields of mental health, public he...

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Weitere Verfasser: Gold, Liza H., 1958- (HerausgeberIn), Simon, Robert I. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Arlington, Virginia : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, [2016]
Ausgabe:First edition.
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Zusammenfassung:Perhaps never before has an objective, evidence-based review of the intersection between gun violence and mental illness been more sorely needed or more timely. Gun Violence and Mental Illness, written by a multidisciplinary roster of authors who are leaders in the fields of mental health, public health, and public policy, is a practical guide to the issues surrounding the relation between firearms deaths and mental illness. Tragic mass shootings that capture headlines reinforce the mistaken beliefs that people with mental illness are violent and responsible for much of the gun violence in the United States. This misconception stigmatizes individuals with mental illness and distracts us from the awareness that approximately 65% of all firearm deaths each year are suicides. This book is an apolitical exploration of the misperceptions and realities that attend gun violence and mental illness. The authors frame both pressing social issues as public health problems subject to a variety of interventions on individual and collective levels, including utilization of a novel perspective: evidence-based interventions focusing on assessments and indicators of dangerousness, with or without indications of mental illness. -- Provided by publisher.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781585624980
1585624985
9781615370634
1615370633

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