September 6, 2010

expert encounter: violent crime and mental illness

Speakers:
Dr Seena Fazel, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychiatry, University of Oxford

High profile cases of violence by people with a mental illness regularly hit the headlines and 36% of the public think that someone with a mental health problem is prone to violence. In this briefing Dr Seena Fazel, a leading expert on the epidemiology of violence and mental illness and the associated risk factors, answered questions on how closely related mental illness and violence really are, and the role played by illegal drugs and alcohol.