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Shows that the myth that mental illness is strongly linked to
violence makes us all less safe Mass shootings have become a
defining issue of our time. Whenever the latest act of newsworthy
violence occurs, mental illness is inevitably cited as a preeminent
cause by members of the news media and political sphere alike.
Violence and Mental Illness: Rethinking Risk Factors and Enhancing
Public Safety exposes how mental illness is vastly overemphasized
in popular discussion of mass violence, which in turn makes us all
less safe. The recurring and intense focus on mental illness in the
wake of violent tragedy is fueled by social stigma and cognitive
bias, strengthening an exaggerated link between violence and mental
illness. Yet as Eric B. Elbogen and Nico Verykoukis clearly and
compellingly demonstrate in this book, a wide array of empirical
data show that this link is much weaker than commonly
believed—numerous other risk factors have been proven to be
stronger predictors of violence. In particular, the authors argue
that overweighting mental illness means underweighting more robust
risk factors, which are external (e.g., poverty, financial strain,
inadequate social support), internal (e.g., younger age, anger,
substance abuse), or violence-defining (e.g., lacking empathy, gun
access, hate group membership). These risk factors need to be taken
into consideration when crafting policies that concern public
safety, with emphasis on strategies for reducing the viability and
acceptability of violence as a choice.
Shows that the myth that mental illness is strongly linked to
violence makes us all less safe Mass shootings have become a
defining issue of our time. Whenever the latest act of newsworthy
violence occurs, mental illness is inevitably cited as a preeminent
cause by members of the news media and political sphere alike.
Violence and Mental Illness: Rethinking Risk Factors and Enhancing
Public Safety exposes how mental illness is vastly overemphasized
in popular discussion of mass violence, which in turn makes us all
less safe. The recurring and intense focus on mental illness in the
wake of violent tragedy is fueled by social stigma and cognitive
bias, strengthening an exaggerated link between violence and mental
illness. Yet as Eric B. Elbogen and Nico Verykoukis clearly and
compellingly demonstrate in this book, a wide array of empirical
data show that this link is much weaker than commonly
believed—numerous other risk factors have been proven to be
stronger predictors of violence. In particular, the authors argue
that overweighting mental illness means underweighting more robust
risk factors, which are external (e.g., poverty, financial strain,
inadequate social support), internal (e.g., younger age, anger,
substance abuse), or violence-defining (e.g., lacking empathy, gun
access, hate group membership). These risk factors need to be taken
into consideration when crafting policies that concern public
safety, with emphasis on strategies for reducing the viability and
acceptability of violence as a choice.
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