What impact does mental illness have on violent crime? Written by Patricia D. Netzley answers plenty of questions about psychological disorder issues and relations with violence. The book is formed from five chapters that includes plenty of questions such as, different effects of psychiatric disorders on violence, treatment ways and how impact some treatment mistakes on patients.
Netzley explains topics with real stories. Also, she provides examples crimes which due to mental disorder issues in the US. For instance, seven people were killed by a man who had been stayed in hospital for suffered from schizophrenia and no longer get treatment for it. Reason was “he believed everyone was out to kill him.” (Netzley 2014, p.13). She makes reader better understand the topic with giving examples about violent crimes from real life.
On the other hand, Netzley examines opposite point of mental illness problems with real appropriate examples from patient’s perspective. She refers that there are also big problems in treatment methods and some mental health units and local places such as dormitories. Given plenty of reference for each chapter and especially for real life stories in the book by the author, proves reliability.
Due to the language of book is clear and understandable, book is suitable for everyone who interested on topic of psychiatric issues and crime. Even though the book includes a very broad topic, the author examines all questions in detail. Furthermore, Netzley mentions some related organizations and websites such as American Psychiatric Association (APA) and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) It provides to find out more resource and deep researching on the related topic as well as shows the topic was researched well. The fact that the date of publication is close to our present day is also a distinct advantage over the follow-up of current issues.
