Abstract

An ample volume of research evidence supports the conclusion that severe mental illness is correlated with violent behavior. While episodes of violent behavior are included in medical notes, not all episodes of violent behavior are officially reported to the police, even when they are actual crimes. We conducted a retrospective study on the already existing clinical files of four public psychiatric outpatient facilities, based in Southern Italy, in order to assess how many cases of violent behavior are actually reported and which variables are more frequently connected with the decision to report. The data shows that the episodes known to the health services, in number and seriousness, vastly outnumber the complaints actually made towards their patients.

Autore Pugliese

• Martinelli Domenico

Tutti gli autori

• Carabellese F. , Candelli C. , La Tegola D. , Rocca G. , Catamo A. , Martinelli D. , Catanesi R.

Titolo volume/Rivista

JOURNAL OF FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY & PSYCHOLOGY

Anno di pubblicazione

2014

ISSN

1478-9949

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