Steve CoxKonto zweryfikowane

I know. Mass shootings are also very rare, with 330 million people here. Most mental illnesses are not outwardly violent, so citing statistics that include potentially outwardly violent mental illnesses with MI that are *not* majorly skews the results.

These stats are on serious mental illness, actually. There is no such thing as a “violent” mental illness. There is just not. Unless you want to categorize violence as a MI in and of itself, which the professionals do not.

When folks are in mental health crisis, they are unlikely to plan an attack like this. When we label folks expericing a mental health crisis as dangerous or criminal, we stigmatize them & prevent them from seeking help. We open the door to discrimination. #stopthestigma

Schizophrenia is much more likely to result in violence than depression. Also, so is antisocial personality disorder (sociopathy, sometimes referred to as psychopathy). Agreed?

Not true. Depression w/suicide ideation is more dangerous to the individual. Also not always considered a SMI. Schizophrenia is not likely to result in violent behavior. Personality disorders are hotly contested. Psychopathy no longer exists in the DSM-5, I believe.

I’m speaking of outward violence, not self-harm. Which I believe was obvious. Also, that’s why I said “sometimes referred to as psychopathy”. Link between schizophrenia and violent crime: https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/pn.46.17.psychnews_46_17_20_2 …

Exactly.