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The role of mental disorder in attacks on European politicians 1990-2004
Objective: The only systematic studies of attacks on public figures come from the USA. These studies de‐emphasize the role of mental illness and suggest threats are of no predictive value. This study re‐examines these questions through a study of attacks on European politicians. Method: All non‐te...
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| description | Objective: The only systematic studies of attacks on public figures come from the USA. These studies de‐emphasize the role of mental illness and suggest threats are of no predictive value. This study re‐examines these questions through a study of attacks on European politicians.
Method: All non‐terrorist attacks on elected politicians in Western Europe between 1990 and 2004 were analysed.
Results: Twenty‐four attacks were identified, including five involving fatalities, and eight serious injuries. Ten attackers were psychotic, four drunk, nine politically motivated and one unclassifiable. Eleven attackers evidenced warning behaviours. The mentally disordered, most of whom gave warnings, were responsible for most of the fatal and seriously injurious attacks.
Conclusion: A greater awareness of the link between delusional fixations on public figures and subsequent attacks could aid prevention. Equally importantly, recognition would encourage earlier intervention in people who, irrespective of whether they eventually attack, have delusional preoccupations which ruin their lives. |
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Results: Twenty‐four attacks were identified, including five involving fatalities, and eight serious injuries. Ten attackers were psychotic, four drunk, nine politically motivated and one unclassifiable. Eleven attackers evidenced warning behaviours. The mentally disordered, most of whom gave warnings, were responsible for most of the fatal and seriously injurious attacks.
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| subjects | Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies assaultive behaviour Assaults Biological and medical sciences Child Communication Correlation analysis Crime prevention Cross-Sectional Studies Culture Delusions - diagnosis Delusions - epidemiology Early Diagnosis Europe Homicide - prevention & control Homicide - psychology Homicide - statistics & numerical data Humans Incidence Infant Medical sciences Mental disorders Middle Aged Miscellaneous Politics Psychiatry Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry psychotic disorders Psychotic Disorders - diagnosis Psychotic Disorders - epidemiology Public officials Social Isolation violence |
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