Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of American firearms.
Am J Public Health
; 105(2): 240-9, 2015 Feb.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25496006
ABSTRACT
Four assumptions frequently arise in the aftermath of mass shootings in the United States (1) that mental illness causes gun violence, (2) that psychiatric diagnosis can predict gun crime, (3) that shootings represent the deranged acts of mentally ill loners, and (4) that gun control "won't prevent" another Newtown (Connecticut school mass shooting). Each of these statements is certainly true in particular instances. Yet, as we show, notions of mental illness that emerge in relation to mass shootings frequently reflect larger cultural stereotypes and anxieties about matters such as race/ethnicity, social class, and politics. These issues become obscured when mass shootings come to stand in for all gun crime, and when "mentally ill" ceases to be a medical designation and becomes a sign of violent threat.
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Assunto principal:
Política
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Armas de Fogo
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Incidentes com Feridos em Massa
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Transtornos Mentais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article