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National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness

Homicide data for Scotland (2002-2012)

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General population homicides: age and gender of perpetrators

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General population homicides: relationship to perpetrator by gender of perpetrator

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General population homicides: age of victims by gender of perpetrator

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General population homicides: method of homicide by gender of perpetrator

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Number of perpetrators convicted of culpable homicide, by gender

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Primary diagnoses of perpetrators committed to hospital

(based on Inquiry questionnaire data)

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Primary diagnoses of perpetrators committed to hospital

(based on psychiatric court report data)

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Number of perpetrators receiving a hospital disposal by gender

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Number of perpetrators with a lifetime history of mental disorder by gender

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Number of homicide perpetrators with a lifetime history of schizophrenia by gender

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Number of patient homicides by gender

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Primary diagnosis of patient homicides (based on Inquiry questionnaire data)

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Secondary diagnosis of patient homicides (based on Inquiry questionnaire data)

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Timing of last contact with mental health services

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Mental health teams’ estimation of risk of violence at last contact: patient homicides

Risk assessment in patient homicides with severe mental illness and a history of violence

Risk moderate/high 1 cases (14%) Yes

9 cases (39%)

Risk low/none 6 cases (86%) Previous violence Risk moderate/high 1 cases (8%) No 14 cases (61%)

Risk low/none 11 cases (92%)

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Factors which could have made homicide less likely:

patient homicides