European violence risk and mental disorders (EU-VIORMED): a multi-centre prospective cohort study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The link between schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) and violence is a core issue for most forensic psychiatric services. However, the drivers of violence in this population remain unclear, and, to date tools to predict violence risk have a range of limitations. Perhaps because of this uncertainty about the nature of violence risk, treatment programmes and care pathways for mentally disordered offenders vary substantially across the European Union, and differences in legal and policy frameworks are highly relevant.

Methods

The three-year EU-VIORMED project (Grant Number PP-2-3-2016, November 2017-October 2020) involves forensic centres in Italy, Austria, Germany, Poland, and the U.K. It aims to: (a) identify and compare violence risk factors, clinical needs, an

SUBMITTER: de Girolamo G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6924026 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature