Schizophrenia

Is Schizophrenia Associated With Crime? Lisa Moore Abstract Many studies have been conducted to examine the relationship, if any, of schizophrenia and crime. Some of these studies have shown that there is a relationship between the two. The general public believes that schizophrenia is associated with violent crime. The perceived link between mental illness and violence could lie in television and films that sensationalize murders committed by mentally ill persons. Studies, results and interpretations are …

…with schizophrenia, and most persons with schizophrenia do not commit violent crimes. Substance abuse significantly raises the rate of violence in people with schizophrenia, but also people who do not have any mental illness (National Institute of Mental Health, 1999). References Psychiatric Services. (2001). Publication American Psychiatric Association (Vol.52 pp. 75-80) Schizophrenia Bulletin. (2001). (Vol. 276 pp.103-113). U.S. Superintendent of Documents (November, 1997). Statement on Violence Associated with Schizophrenia [Online]. Available: http://www.t2.net/schask/violence.htm