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Violence and mental health Louise M. Howard, Jennifer Shaw, Sian Oram, Hind Khalifeh and Sandra Flynn

By: Howard, Louise M.
Contributor(s): Oram, Siân | Shaw, Jennifer | Khalifeh, H | Flynn, Sandra | United Kingdom. Department of Health.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London, UK : Department of Health 2014Description: electronic document (320 pages); PDF file: 5.34 MB.Other title: In: Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer 2013, Public Mental Health Priorities: Investing in the Evidence (Chapter 14, pp.227-238) / edited by Nisha Mehta).Subject(s): SEXUAL VIOLENCE | ABUSED MEN | ABUSED WOMEN | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | MENTAL HEALTH | MENTAL ILLNESS | PERPETRATORS | PREVALENCE | RISK FACTORS | VICTIMS | UNITED KINGDOMOnline resources: Click here to access online Summary: This chapter focuses on the evidence that those experiencing mental illness are at risk of being victims of all types of violence. Perpetration of violence by those with mental illness is also discussed. Other chapters in this report also touch on the issue of violence. This report includes a focus on the epidemiology of public mental health and the quality of the evidenc e base, ‘horizon scanning’ of innovation in science and technology, the economic case for good mental health and chapters outlining the importance of both treating mental health as equal to physical health and of focusing on the needs and safety of people with mental illness. The chapters also include authors’ suggestions for improvement.
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This chapter focuses on the evidence that those experiencing mental illness are at risk of being victims of all types of violence. Perpetration of violence by those with mental illness is also discussed. Other chapters in this report also touch on the issue of violence.

This report includes a focus on the epidemiology of public mental health and the quality of the evidenc e base, ‘horizon scanning’ of innovation in science and technology, the economic case for good mental health and chapters outlining the importance of both treating mental health as equal to physical health and of focusing on the needs and safety of people with mental illness. The chapters also include authors’ suggestions for improvement.