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NEWS FROM UP-TO-DATE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
“An analysis of violence correlates in 63,572 individuals with mental disorders” The ‘Journal of Interpersonal Violence’ (Impact Factor: 2.443) recently published a large study on violence correlates among individuals suffering from mental disorders. Matthew W. Roché and colleagues (New Jersey City University, Jersey City, USA, and Rutgers University, Piscataway, USA) estimated prevalence and risk of […]... Read more
NEW! Live progress of the project: publication of the Study Protocol
On December 19, 2019 the EU-VIORMED study protocol was published in BMC Psychiatry (2018 Impact Factor: 2.666). ... Read more
Next month! The EU-VIORMED Project Second Annual Meeting
Progress of the EU-VIORMED project: meeting of researchers in Düsseldorf (October 8-10, 2018). The EU-VIORMED Second Annual Meeting will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, on October 2018, 8th to 10th. Colleagues from the Department of History, Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine at the Heinrich-Heine-University (P6 UDUS) will welcome all partners in this dynamic region, outstandingly […]... Read more
UP-TO-DATE RESEARCH –Feasibility of a Violence Risk Assessment Tool in Forensic Mental Health
Situation to date: Currently, the assessment of violence risk amongst individuals with mental disorder does not fall within an agreed practice. One purpose of the EU-VIORMED project is to redefine and standardize assessment tools in order to find out how to improve the diagnosis and the effectiveness of treatments for violence risk in Severe Mental […]... Read more
NEWS FROM UP-TO-DATE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
“Definition of traits predisposing to violence in schizophrenia” ‘Schizophrenia Research’ (Impact Factor: 3.958) recently published a study by Menahem I. Krakowski (New York University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, USA) and Pal Czobor (Departments of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary). In this article, the authors aimed at defining […]... Read more
UP-TO-DATE RESEARCH – The economic impact of violence perpetration in severe mental illness
Situation to date: Calls for increased funding for mental health services require many lines of evidence in support, said Senior, Fazel, and Tsiachristas from University of Oxford in their recent work published in The Lancet Public Health (Impact Factor 11.600).... Read more
EU-VIORMED investigators met in Düsseldorf (October 8-10)
Researchers from the EU-VIORMED Consortium met up in Düsseldorf, Germany. On October 8, 2018 researchers arrived to Schloss Mickeln, a beautiful and peaceful place, to dedicate theirselves to the project. All partners worked hard to pursue the EU-VIORMED goals. During meeting days important points were discussed and interesting data were presented to the group. The EU-VIORMED […]... Read more
UP-TO-DATE RESEARCH – Violent Behavior Is Associated With Emotion Salience Network Dysconnectivity in Schizophrenia
Situation to date: Although individuals suffering from schizophrenia show an elevated risk of violence compared to the general population, limited effort has been made to inquire the neurobiological aetiology of such behaviour. Currently, the understanding of the biological foundation of emotions in people with schizophrenia and a history of violence is limited, and the existing […]... Read more
NEWS FROM UP-TO-DATE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
“FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH CARE: PARENTS’ PERSPECTIVE” Thoughts from the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing (Impact Factor: 2.033). Researchers, from both the academic community (University of Nottingham and Swansea University) and healthcare settings (Langdon Hospital, Dawlish, and Shannon Clinic Regional Secure Unit, Belfast), explored the experiences of parents with an adult son or daughter receiving […]... Read more