Violence - Trends
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Psychosis as a risk factor for violence to others: a meta-analysis.

30 Aug 2009 The potential association between psychosis and violence to others has long been debated. Past research findings are mixed and appear to depend on numerous potential moderators. As such, the authors conducted a quantitative review (meta-analysis) of ... Read more...

Mental health crises and public policy: opportunities for change?

29 Apr 2009 Mental health care is a state responsibility. Periodically, tragic incidents involving a person with a mental illness (such as the shootings at Virginia Tech) attract the public's attention. But little is known about the impact of this attention. ... Read more...

Urban paediatric trauma due to stab wounds: an Israeli hospital experience.

14 Apr 2009 OBJECTIVE: To assess the incidence and types of stab wounds to hospitalized children and adolescents. SUBJECTS: The sample consisted of patients, age 6-18 years, who were admitted to our hospital with sustained injury between 1991 and 2007. RESULTS: ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Violence - Trends'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Psychosis as a risk factor for violence to others: a meta-analysis. 30 Aug 2009
• Mixed news. 30 Jul 2009
• Combating animal rights extremism. 30 May 2009
• Aid workers face more complex hurdles. Interview by Rebecca Voelker. 4 May 2009
• An end to violence? 29 Apr 2009
• Mental health crises and public policy: opportunities for change? 29 Apr 2009
• Evolution in state policy. 29 Apr 2009
• Marching for science. 29 Apr 2009
• Urban paediatric trauma due to stab wounds: an Israeli hospital experience. 14 Apr 2009
• Patterns of physical violence in youth: the experience of 16 to 25 year olds. 30 Mar 2009
• The occupied Palestinian territory: peace, justice, and health. 5 Mar 2009
• Predicting and preventing homicide. A cost-effective empirical approach from infancy to adulthood. Preface. 30 Jan 2009
• Violent conflict: protecting the health of civilians. 8 Jan 2009
• Aggression towards health care workers in Spain: a multi-facility study to evaluate the distribution of growing violence among professionals, health facilities and departments. 30 Dec 2008
• The Democratic Republic of the Congo in crisis. 11 Dec 2008
• Violence among street-involved youth: the role of methamphetamine. Dec 2008
• Violent behavior among adolescents in post-war Lebanon: the role of personal factors and correlation with other problem behaviors. Dec 2008
• Visions of the future: social processes and terrorism in Europe. 30 Oct 2008
• The NIfETy method for environmental assessment of neighborhood-level indicators of violence, alcohol, and other drug exposure. 16 Oct 2008
• Violence and health in the Americas: projections to 2030. 29 Sep 2008

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Technical information about 'Violence'

Definition: Individual or group aggressive behavior which is socially non-acceptable, turbulent, and often destructive. It is precipitated by frustrations, hostility, prejudices, etc.

Descriptor UI: D014754

Alternative terms: Violence; Atrocities; Assaultive Behavior; Behavior, Assaultive;

Related Mesh Headings: Battered Child Syndrome; Biological Warfare; War; Battered Women;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; ethnology; history; legislation & jurisprudence; prevention & control; psychology; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I01.198.240.856; I01.880.735.900;

Online Note: search ATROCITIES under WAR CRIMES 1966-67

History Note: 70(68); ATROCITIES was heading 1963-67