Recent media interest in research

Violence and mental illness: five minutes with Seena Fazel. BMJ.

Common nerve pain drug linked to suicidal behavior, overdose. Reuters.

Prison suicide: BBC website

Violence risk assessment tool in severe mental illness – ‘a tremendous step forward’: American Council on Science and Health

‘A single concussion’: New York Times

Head injury in children and adolescents: PLoS Science AMA

Risk of violent reoffending in prisoners with mental illness: Guardian

Antidepressants and risk of violent crimes: Guardian

“Schizophrenia associated with increased rates of violence and suicide”: BMJ News

“Mental Illness Can Shorten Lives More Than Chain-Smoking”: National Public Radio

“Medications Cut Violence Among Mentally Ill in Study”: Wall Street Journal

‘Coin-toss justice’: New Scientist

The Drugs Don’t Work? (book review): PLoS Medicine Community Blog

“Brain injury survivors three times more likely to die prematurely”
The GuardianReuters

“Self-harm ‘four times more likely’ in female prisoners”: BBC News