Ramchand Rajeev, Saunders Jessica
Rand Health Q. 2021 Aug 16;9(2):6. eCollection 2021 Aug.
In this article, part of RAND's Gun Policy in America project, the authors describe the nuanced picture relating mental illness with gun violence. For example, suicide risk is elevated among people with certain mental illnesses, but suicide among those with such diagnoses is still rare. Homicide risk is also elevated among people with certain mental conditions (e.g., schizophrenia) and among people with co-occurring mental health conditions and substance use disorders, but these individuals still account for the minority of homicides and acts of mass violence in the United States. On the other hand, people with mental health conditions appear to be at increased risk for being victims of interpersonal violence.
在本文中,作为兰德公司“美国枪支政策”项目的一部分,作者描述了将精神疾病与枪支暴力联系起来的微妙情况。例如,某些精神疾病患者的自杀风险会升高,但此类诊断患者的自杀情况仍然很少见。某些精神状况(如精神分裂症)患者以及同时患有精神健康状况和物质使用障碍的人群的杀人风险也会升高,但在美国,这些人在杀人及大规模暴力行为中仍占少数。另一方面,有精神健康状况的人似乎成为人际暴力受害者的风险增加。