ABSTRACT There is no empirical evidence to suggest that terrorism is driven by mental illness in the majority of cases. However, when terrorist acts are planned or executed by individuals with mental disorder, possible functional links between the two need to be explored in order to delineate risk and inform approaches to risk management and reduction. This paper explores such functional links, their complexities and implications for clinical interventions, with a focus on psychosis, PTSD and addictions. The challenges of establishing the precise role of mental disorder, especially where there is co-morbidity and a range of complex interacting symptoms, are explored. Finally, the limitations of the existing research in the field of mental disorder and terrorism, and the challenges of extrapolating from such research to practice, are addressed.

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严重精神障碍和恐怖主义：当精神病、创伤后应激障碍和成瘾成为弱点时

摘要 没有经验证据表明恐怖主义在大多数情况下是由精神疾病驱动的。然而，当恐怖行为是由精神障碍患者计划或执行时，需要探索两者之间可能的功能联系，以便描述风险并为风险管理和降低方法提供信息。本文探讨了这些功能联系、它们的复杂性和对临床干预的影响，重点是精神病、创伤后应激障碍和成瘾。探讨了确定精神障碍的确切作用所面临的挑战，尤其是在存在共病和一系列复杂的相互作用症状的情况下。最后，解决了精神障碍和恐怖主义领域现有研究的局限性，以及从此类研究外推到实践的挑战。