2023
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.2626
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Exploring the nature and prevalence of targeted violence perpetrated by persons found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder

Abstract: Although mental illness has a demonstrated link with violence, the prevalence of targeted (planned and goal-directed) violence perpetrated by individuals with mental illness and its association with psychiatric symptoms is relatively unexplored. File information was compared for all 293 individuals found not criminally responsible due to mental illness in British Columbia between 2001 and 2005, of whom 19% had committed targeted violence. Most individuals with targeted offenses displayed at least one warnin… Show more

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