{"product_id":"violence-and-mental-illness-rethinking-risk-factors-and-enhancing-public-safety-9781479801459","title":"Violence and Mental Illness: Rethinking Risk Factors and Enhancing Public Safety","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShows that the myth that mental illness is strongly linked to violence makes us all less safe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMass shootings have become a defining issue of our time. Whenever the latest act of newsworthy violence occurs, mental illness is inevitably cited as a preeminent cause by members of the news media and political sphere alike. \u003ci\u003eViolence and Mental Illness: Rethinking Risk Factors and Enhancing Public Safety\u003c\/i\u003e exposes how mental illness is vastly overemphasized in popular discussion of mass violence, which in turn makes us all less safe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe recurring and intense focus on mental illness in the wake of violent tragedy is fueled by social stigma and cognitive bias, strengthening an exaggerated link between violence and mental illness. Yet as Eric B. Elbogen and Nico Verykoukis clearly and compellingly demonstrate in this book, a wide array of empirical data show that this link is much weaker than commonly believed--numerous other risk factors have been proven to be stronger predictors of violence. In particular, the authors argue that overweighting mental illness means underweighting more robust risk factors, which are external (e.g., poverty, financial strain, inadequate social support), internal (e.g., younger age, anger, substance abuse), or violence-defining (e.g., lacking empathy, gun access, hate group membership). These risk factors need to be taken into consideration when crafting policies that concern public safety, with emphasis on strategies for reducing the viability and acceptability of violence as a choice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15717794\"\u003eEric B. Elbogen\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15717796\"\u003eNico Verykoukis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.83w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479801459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479801453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PSY\"\u003ePsychology\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PSY008000\"\u003eCognitive Psychology \u0026amp; Cognition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PSY\"\u003ePsychology\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PSY036000\"\u003eMental Health\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC051000\"\u003eViolence in Society\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric B. Elbogen (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEric B. Elbogen\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine and a Psychologist at the VA. He has conducted clinical work and research primarily at the intersection of law and mental health for twenty-nine years and authored over 200 scientific articles. He\u003cbr\u003eis board certified in forensic psychology and serves on the editorial boards of scholarly journals, including \u003ci\u003eLaw and Human Behavior and the International Journal of Forensic Mental Health\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNico Verykoukis (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNico Verykoukis\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired clinical social worker. Over his twenty-nine-year career of general practice, he worked with clinical colleagues, law enforcement, and employers to help clients manage violent thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. He consulted with managers and HR officers of dozens of corporate, municipal, and non-profit employers on preventing violence in the workplace, and he provided counseling and psychotherapy to victims of violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44528283418861,"sku":"9781479801459","price":47.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_d2667bf3-b696-4ffc-9130-7ae66cbba5e1.jpg?v=1701385813","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/violence-and-mental-illness-rethinking-risk-factors-and-enhancing-public-safety-9781479801459","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}