Can Civil Commitments Reduce Mass Killings?
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Poster
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Publication Date
2023-12-18
Abstract
This scholarly project explores the potential role of civil commitments in mitigating the lethality of mass murders. It delves into the complex relationship between mental health concerns and mass violence, shedding light on the limited evidence linking them. While mental health stressors are sometimes identified as pre-event indicators, actual mental health diagnoses among perpetrators remain relatively low. This confounding interchange between mental health diagnosis and the role of alternative factors like stressors and other psychopathologies, including substance and alcohol use disorders and maladaptive reactions to adverse life events, are explored as contributing to lethal mass violence. Intervening with civil commitments is considered in emergency care of the client in crises, emphasizing the importance of recognizing acute crises and dangerousness as explored through the lens of forensic nursing as potential red flags for intervention.
In summary, this scholarly project explores the multifaceted landscape of civil commitments and their potential role in addressing the complex issue of mass violence. It highlights recognizing acute crises such as a reported incident of intimate partner violence as possible intervention points while navigating civil commitments' legal and ethical challenges.
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