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A bio-psycho-social model of violence related to mental health problems
Tilman Steinert1, Richard Whittington
1Zentren für Psychiatrie Südwürttemberg, Germany. tilman.steinert@zfp-zentrum.de
Background:
Psychiatry is characterised by bio-psycho-social approaches and therapies. Thus there should be an interest in comprehensive theoretical models for didactic purposes.
Methods:
A narrative synthesis of key themes in the current literature on psychiatric aspects of violence was conducted with the aim of integrating biological, psychological and sociological ideas in this area.
Results:
Two didactical models are proposed for 1) individual disposition and for 2) acting in specific situations, each including available evidence-based knowledge.
Conclusions:
The proposed models may be helpful for a comprehensive understanding of all relevant influencing factors in violent mentally ill people and for didactical purposes.
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