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Prevalence of victimisation in a European sample of clients living in mental health care institutions
E Visser, J van Busschbach, D Wiersma · Psychiatrische Praxis · 2011 · Heft 04
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2011
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Background/Objectives: Suffering from severe mental health problems has many direct effects on people's life, on functioning, living situation, work potential and social relationships. Not as overt, but as harmful, can be the extra vulnerability and risk of becoming a victim of acts of aggression. Recent research showed that among psychiatric outpatients, the risk of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 10 times higher than for the general population even when controlling for demographic characteristics such as financial resources and place of residence. Questions can be raised as to whether this high prevale…
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Outpatients
Aggression
Population
Awareness
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Psychiatrische Praxis
