Violence in psychosis: Conceptualizing its causal relationship with risk factors

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Community mental health services and responsibility of psychiatrists in Italy: Lessons for the globe

“…In particular, the Cassazione Penale recognized a 'warranty position' for all psychiatrists especially for extreme situations such as suicide and homicide (Lamsma & Harte, 2015;Terranova & Sartore, 2013 On 27 January 2006, Court in Bologna and Cassazione Penale condemned the involved psychiatrist for manslaughter for his patient's homicide (Terranova & Rocca, 2016). This was a surprising judgment which showed slightly different position and interpretation of the Italian law on the responsibility of psychiatrists in disagreement with Law 180/1978 and its previous statements.…”

Role play simulation in nurse education: applying the ‘I AM A STAR’ mnemonic

“…Service users may disclose the presence of command hallucinations (WHO, 2017) where the person affected believes that they are commanded to perform a task. Command hallucinations are linked with an increased risk of violence (Lamsma & Harte, 2015). This would be essential to explore as there is an actual risk of violence.…”

Ethnic variations in psychotic disorders in the criminal justice system: A systematic review

“…An extensive amount of recent literature investigates the relationship between criminal behavior and psychotic disorders (Lamsma & Harte, 2015). Factors that appear to facilitate criminal and violent behavior in patients with psychotic disorders include substance abuse disorders (Dumais et al, 2011;Erkiran, Aytac, Kirisci, & Tarter, 2006), personality disorders (Bo, Abu-Akel, Kongerslev, Helt Haahr, & Simonsen, 2011;McGregor, Castle, & Dolan, 2012;Moran et al, 2014), impulsivity (Dumais et al, 2011;Witt, VanDorn, & Fazel, 2013), positive symptoms (Bo et al, 2011) and intergenerational transmission factors such as parental alcohol abuse or parental violent crime (Fazel, Langstrom, Hjern, Grann, & Lichtenstein, 2009).…”