HealthDay (10/7, Norton) reports, “Americans are increasingly viewing people with mental illnesses as a violent threat, despite scientific evidence to the contrary,” research indicated. Investigators “found that compared with 10 to 20 years ago, more Americans today believe that people with schizophrenia are a violent threat toward others.” Specifically, “by 2018, over 60% of study respondents held that view – and a similar percentage thought people with the disorder should be forced into hospitalization.” The researchers’ conclusions “are based on a national survey conducted in three waves – 1996, 2006 and 2018,” in which “there were about 1,100 to 1,500 participants in each wave.” The findings were published online Oct. 7 in the journal Health Affairs.
Related Links:
— “Spurred by Mass Shootings, More Americans View Mentally Ill as Violent, “Amy Norton, HealthDay, October 7, 2019