A bio-psycho-social model of violence related to mental health problems.

Tilman Steinert, Richard Whittington

Zentren für Psychiatrie Südwürttemberg, Germany. tilman.steinert@zfp-zentrum.de

International journal of law and psychiatry 2013 Mar-Apr

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Psychiatry is characterised by bio-psycho-social approaches and therapies. Thus there should be an interest in comprehensive theoretical models for didactic purposes. A narrative synthesis of key themes in the current literature on psychiatric aspects of violence was conducted with the aim of integrating biological, psychological and sociological ideas in this area. Two didactical models are proposed for 1) individual disposition and for 2) acting in specific situations, each including available evidence-based knowledge. The proposed models may be helpful for a comprehensive understanding of all relevant influencing factors in violent mentally ill people and for didactical purposes. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Tilman Steinert, Richard Whittington. A bio-psycho-social model of violence related to mental health problems. International journal of law and psychiatry. 2013 Mar-Apr;36(2):168-75