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Table 2 Violent behavior, homicide and psychopathology among general populations

From: Mental illness and violent behavior: the role of dissociation

Study

Data source and timeframe

N

Homicide

Severe assault

Any violent crime

Sexual assault

Diagnoses represented in study (among only perpetrators when possible)

Coker et al. (2014) [12]a/b

National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement, US (ages 13–17), 2001–2004, lifetime timeframe

10,123

N/A

N/A

1.7%a/b (same % for both arrest record and self-report)

N/A

Conduct disorder (20.42%)

Substance use disorder (19.58%)

Mood disorder (12.51%)

ADHD (6.8%)

Oppositional defiant disorder (4.54%)

Intermittent explosive disorder (4.29%)

Eating disorder (3.43%)

PTSD (2.92%)

No diagnosis (0.37%)

Elbogen & Johnson (2009) [7]b

National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), US, 2001–2003, lifetime timeframe

34,653

N/A

6.78%

17.68%

Grouped w/severe violence

Substance use disorder only (21.41%)

Mood disorder only (10.47%)

Mood disorder + substance abuse (8.94%)

Schizophrenia + substance abuse (0.46%)

Schizophrenia only (0.40%)

No diagnosis (58.32%)

Diagnoses represent total N, not just offenders

Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)a

Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, FBI, 2014, US, 1 year

318.9 million

.004%

0.23%

0.37%

.03%

N/A

Swanson et al. (1990) [11]b

Epidemiological Catchment Area survey, National Institute of Mental Health, US, 1 year timeframe

10,059

N/A

 

3.66%

N/A

Substance use disorder (41.64%)

Anxiety disorders (20.13%)

Mood disorder (9.37%)

Schizophrenia/schizophreniform disorder (3.92%)

No diagnosis (44.5%)

  1. aArrests
  2. bSelf-report