Unfair stigma surrounds this mental disorder.
, and people with schizophrenia are largely overrepresented in prison populations, Dr. Masand notes. But this is about correlation, not causation: Having schizophrenia doesn't inherently make a person dangerous.found that out of 429 violent and non-violent crimes committed by people with mental illnesses, only 4 percent were directly related to schizophrenia-induced psychosis.
noted that people with schizophrenia may be up to 14 times more likely to be victims of violent crimes than to be arrested for committing them.Behavioral Health Associates in Chicago, Illinois, tells SELF. “[People with schizophrenia] are often attacked by people who are afraid of their eccentric behavior, such as talking, singing, or shouting at their hallucinations. People with schizophrenia also have high rates of homelessness, which puts them at risk of violence. And because they’re often focused on their internal world of hallucinations and delusions, they often aren’t paying attention to their surroundings.
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