Violence and psychiatric disorder in the community: evidence from the Epidemiologic Catchment Area surveys

JW Swanson, CE Holzer III, VK Ganju… - Psychiatric …, 1990 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Data from the Epidemiologic Catchment Area survey were used to examine the relationship
between violence and psychiatric disorders among adults living in the community. …

A national study of violent behavior in persons with schizophrenia

JW Swanson, MS Swartz, RA Van Dorn… - Archives of general …, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
Context Violent behavior is uncommon, yet problematic, among schizophrenia patients. The
complex effects of clinical, interpersonal, and social-environmental risk factors for violence …

Violence and severe mental illness: the effects of substance abuse and nonadherence to medication

MS Swartz, JW Swanson, VA Hiday… - American journal of …, 1998 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: Violent behavior among individuals with severe mental illness has become an
important focus in community-based care. This study examines the joint effect of substance …

Neighborhood structural characteristics and mental disorder: Faris and Dunham revisited

E Silver, EP Mulvey, JW Swanson - Social science & medicine, 2002 - Elsevier
We examined the relationship between neighborhood structural characteristics and mental
disorder using data from the National Institute of Mental Health's Epidemiological Catchment (…

Psychotic symptoms and disorders and the risk of violent behaviour in the community

JW Swanson, R Borum, MS Swartz… - … Behaviour and Mental …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
This study uses data from the Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) surveys to examine the
strength of the association between psychotic symptoms and violent behaviour, controlling …

Reliability and validity of the SF-12 health survey among people with severe mental illness

MP Salyers, HB Bosworth, JW Swanson… - Medical care, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Objective. The objective of this work was to assess the reliability and validity of the Medical
Outcomes Study Short-Form 12-Item Health Survey (SF-12) in a large sample of people with …

Can involuntary outpatient commitment reduce hospital recidivism?: findings from a randomized trial with severely mentally ill individuals

MS Swartz, JW Swanson, HR Wagner… - American Journal of …, 1999 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of involuntary outpatient
commitment in reducing rehospitalizations among individuals with severe mental illnesses. …

The social–environmental context of violent behavior in persons treated for severe mental illness

JW Swanson, MS Swartz… - … Journal of Public …, 2002 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. This study examined the prevalence and correlates of violent behavior by individuals
with severe mental illness. Methods. Participants (N = 802) were adults with psychotic …

Criminal victimization of persons with severe mental illness

VA Hiday, MS Swartz, JW Swanson… - Psychiatric …, 1999 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: The types and amounts of crime experienced by persons with severe mental
illness were examined to better understand criminal victimization in this population. METHODS…

[HTML][HTML] Mental illness and reduction of gun violence and suicide: bringing epidemiologic research to policy

JW Swanson, EE McGinty, S Fazel, VM Mays - Annals of epidemiology, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose This article describes epidemiologic evidence concerning risk of gun violence and
suicide linked to psychiatric disorders, in contrast to media-fueled public perceptions of the …