As concerns about gun violence such as mass shootings grow, social work, with its social justice–centered commitment, needs to assertively advocate for people with psychiatric disorders who are unjustifiably blamed for the violence (McGinty, Webster, Jarlenski, & Barry, 2014). Although extant research suggests that psychiatric disorders are a distal risk factor for violence (Peterson, Skeem, Kennealy, Bray, & Zvonkovic, 2014), in the aftermath of mass shootings, the media labels perpetrators as “mentally ill,” fueling the narrative that people with psychiatric disorders are dangerous. Gun violence by this population is rare (Appelbaum, 2013), but the media framing of mental illness as the primary violence cause negatively influences public attitudes. In fact, research has found that, over the past 50 years, the public has become more likely to view this population as dangerous (Frank & Glied, 2006).

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精神疾病和枪支暴力的误判

随着对大规模枪击等枪支暴力的担忧与日俱增，具有以社会正义为中心的承诺的社会工作需要坚定地为那些被无理归咎于暴力的精神疾病患者进行宣传（McGinty、Webster、Jarlenski 和 Barry，2014 年） . 尽管现有研究表明，精神疾病是暴力的远端危险因素（Peterson、Skeem、Kennealy、Bray 和 Zvonkovic，2014 年），但在大规模枪击事件发生后，媒体将肇事者贴上“精神病患者”的标签，助长了以下说法：患有精神疾病的人是危险的。这一人群的枪支暴力很少见（Appelbaum，2013 年），但媒体将精神疾病定为主要暴力原因会对公众态度产生负面影响。事实上，研究发现，在过去的 50 年里，