Predicting Violence in Schizophrenia: an unfulfilled prophecy

["John Torakis"]

January 10, 2025

Abstract This is a brief essay on violence risk assessment tools, the need for such tools, their categorizations as well as their usage. With the link between psychosis and violence as a starting point, it draws information from work on schizophrenia, and reviews research predicting violence on schizophrenia patients, a subject that remains inconclusive. Additionally, the aspect of neuroscience is visited in predicting behaviour, highlighting its problems and explaining the reasons it currently lacks accuracy. ...