Abstract Research investigating the link between mental health, crime and violence often rely on populations that are at a high-risk of violent and criminal behaviour, such as prison inmates and psychiatric patients. As a result of this selection bias, the relationship between mental health, criminal and violent behaviour is significantly over-estimated, with mental health being incorrectly linked with violent and criminal behaviours. This study examines the relationship between mental health, violence and crime in a more representative community-based sample. One hundred and twenty-one individuals with and without a mental health disorder reported their involvement in crime and completed an aggression questionnaire. The results revealed that there is no statistically significant difference in terms of violence and crime involvement between individuals with a mental health diagnosis and those without. Moreover, the study did not find any statistically significant associations between specific mental health disorders and specific crime offences. The findings suggest that certain mental health disorders do not strongly contribute to crime violence and involvement. Limitations and implications are discussed in detail.

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心理健康、犯罪和暴力之间的联系

摘要 调查心理健康、犯罪和暴力之间的联系的研究通常依赖于暴力和犯罪行为的高风险人群，例如监狱囚犯和精神病患者。由于这种选择偏差，心理健康、犯罪和暴力行为之间的关系被严重高估，心理健康与暴力和犯罪行为错误地联系在一起。本研究在更具代表性的社区样本中检验了心理健康、暴力和犯罪之间的关系。121 名有或没有精神健康障碍的人报告了他们参与犯罪并完成了侵略问卷。结果显示，有精神健康诊断的人和没有精神健康诊断的人在暴力和犯罪参与方面没有统计学上的显着差异。此外，该研究未发现特定精神健康障碍与特定犯罪行为之间存在任何统计学上的显着关联。研究结果表明，某些精神健康障碍对犯罪暴力和卷入的影响不大。详细讨论了局限性和影响。