BRIEFING PAPERS

"My son Michael would not do this and I'm being straight with you,'' Patricia Perillo, 56, said ... ``He did not commit this crime. His illness did.''
- Michael Diamond was arrested for on suspicion of killing a roommate at an independent living facility for people with psychiatric disabilities. From The Argus (California), November 18, 2004

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BRIEFING PAPERS

• NEW! Anosognosia as a cause of violent behavior
• REVISED! What percentage of individuals with severe psychiatric disorders are receiving no treatment?
• REVISED! Victimization: One of the consequences of failing to treat individuals with severe psychiatric disorders
• REVISED! Suicide: One of the consequences of failing to treat severe psychiatric disorders
• REVISED! Violent behavior: One of the consequences of failing to treat individuals with severe psychiatric disorders
• Law enforcement and people with severe mental illnesses
• Stigma and violence
• Options for assisted treatment
• Assisted outpatient treatment reduces hospital stays, violence and arrests, and improves chances of recovery for people with severe mental illnesses
• What happens when an individual is ordered to accept hospitalization or medication?
• Kendra's Law: Results from New York's first five years with assisted outpatient treatment
• The effects of involuntary medication on individuals with schizophrenia and manic-depressive illness
• Schizophrenia and manic-depressive disorder are diseases of the brain
• Anosognosia (impaired awareness of illness): A major problem for individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
• REVISED! Why individuals with severe psychiatric disorders often do not take their medications
• Cognitive impairment: A major problem for individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
• Do antipsychotic drugs change brain structure?
• What is wrong with the brain in schizophrenia?

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