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Mental illness causes people to commit violent crime.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that mental illness causes people to commit violent crime?

Unclear. Several sources indicate mental illness accounts for only a small fraction of violent crime (about 4-5%) and that people with severe mental illness are more often victims than perpetrators, so the evidence weighs against the claim that mental illness causes violent crime, though none of the items fully settles the causal question.

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The population impact of severe mental illness on violent crime.
2006
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S, F. & M, G. (2006). The population impact of severe mental illness on violent crime.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2006.163.8.1397

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Public conceptions of mental illness: labels, causes, dangerousness, and social distance.
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Public conceptions of mental illness: labels, causes, dangerousness, and social distance.. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.89.9.1328

Bachelor of nursing student' attitude towards people with mental illness and career choices in psychiatric nursing. An Indian perspective.
2015
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Vijayalakshmi, P., Thimmaiah, R., Chandra, R., & Badamath, S. (2015). Bachelor of nursing student' attitude towards people with mental illness and career choices in psychiatric nursing. An Indian perspective.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iee.v33n1a17

Are individuals with severe mental illness "much more likely" to be victims than perpetrators of violence?
2019
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Are individuals with severe mental illness "much more likely" to be victims than perpetrators of violence?. (2019). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/44144/are-individuals-with-severe-mental-illness-much-more-likely-to-be-victims-than

Violence and mental illness: an overview -
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Violence and mental illness: an overview - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1525086/

Stop blaming mental illness
2019
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Leshner, A. (2019). Stop blaming mental illness. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz0997

The False Connection Between Mass Violence and Mental Illness Redux
2019
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Nierenberg, A. (2019). The False Connection Between Mass Violence and Mental Illness Redux. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3928/00485713-20190910-03

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