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Jerry Kennard

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posted 02/03/2009, comments (2)

Mental Illness Alone Does Not Predict Violence

Mental illness has always provided a convenient if frequently erroneous explanation for acts of aggression and violence. Although evidence is somewhat mixed, the vast body of data points to the mentally ill as being more likely to be the victims of violence rather than the perpetrators.   Recent research by professor Eric Elbogen, PhD,... Read moreChevron
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