Violence and Leveraged Community Treatment for Persons With Mental Disorders

• Published in: The American journal of psychiatry Vol. 163; no. 8; pp. 1404 - 1411
• Main Authors: Swanson, Jeffrey W., Van Dorn, Richard A., Monahan, John, Swartz, Marvin S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Psychiatric Association 01.08.2006
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Age Factors; Biological and medical sciences; Civil rights; Community Mental Health Services - methods; Crime - statistics & numerical data; Disability; Female; Forensic Psychiatry - legislation & jurisprudence; Forensic Psychiatry - methods; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Mental disorders; Mental Disorders - psychology; Mental Disorders - therapy; Mental health care; Miscellaneous; Patient Compliance; Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data; Patients; Pensions - statistics & numerical data; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Public Housing - statistics & numerical data; Public safety; Risk factors; Sex Factors; Social Adjustment; Social Welfare - statistics & numerical data; Violence; Violence - psychology; Violence - statistics & numerical data; Mental disorder; Violence; Community treatment

Objective: This article explores the link between violence and the practice of legally mandating treatment in the community or leveraging benefits from the social welfare system, such as subsidized housing and disability income support, to ensure adherence to treatment. Method: Data are presented fr...