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People with mental illness are 11 times more likely to be victims of violent crime than the general population. – MIWatch by Larry Drain Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 27 Jan 2011 6:44pm People with mental illness are 11 times more likely to be victims of violent crime than the general population. – MIWatch . Read on »

The Violent Person by Anthony R. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 09 May 2009 10:42pm of daily living, loss of energy to move or carry out usual activities. Psychotic individuals may be violent because of a delusion that people around him are going to hurt him... Is there a violent person in your midst? Maybe he or she is suffering from psychosis. Although psychosis and violence are not synonymous with each other, psychosis is one Read on »

What is the Difference between Violent and Non-violent Stalkers? by Dr. Romeo V. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Thu 02 Oct 2008 6:16pm A study in a recent issue of the J ournal of Forensic Sciences examines different factors that differentiated between physically violent and nonviolent stalkers. Using.... Overall, physically violent stalkers are more likely to: (a) have a stronger previous emotional attachment toward their victim; (b) be more highly fixated/obsessed with their victim Read on »

Angry but not violent by Todd C. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 25 Jun 2008 6:05pm If you are like most people, you don’t believe that you have an anger management issue.You believe that conflict resolution should come from either violent behavior... that this behavior is wrong.You need to try anger management course to learn to modify your behavior.Anger management does not mean that you are a violent and out of control person.It means Read on »

A Side of Violence and Hold the Helping: Violent Video Games by Dr. Polly Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Mon 23 Feb 2009 11:15pm Violent viewing numbs us to other people's pain? We've heard various claims about violent tv before, like violence breeds violence but now we have the possibility... next month's Psychological Science that viewing violent movies and playing violent video games not only makes people less likely to notice the pain and suffering of other people Read on »

More Links Between Violent Media and Aggression by CMCH Posted Thu 09 Apr 2009 7:14pm Over the past 50 years, research has linked violent media exposure to increased aggression in young people. This month's Pediatrics adds two new studies to the mix: one.... It found that habitually playing violent video games increased young people's chances of being physically aggressive in the future, regardless of whether they already exhibited Read on »

4th Grade Peace Wall Includes Non-Violent Media by CMCH Posted Thu 09 Apr 2009 7:14pm . One component of the Wall of Peace was a series of lists of non-violent media: Non-violent video games Non-violent movies Non-violent songs What did the kids think of the project? Our learning from the Peace Wall will guide us through a non-violent life, and we can all teach peace. The bottom line is that we are helping people understand peace Read on »

Violent Media Can Desensitize the Minds of Young Males by Medline Plus Posted Tue 19 Oct 2010 11:00am desensitization may be taking place that might be even more troublesome, the researchers said. "There are always going to be people who are violent no matter what they're exposed... people more violent, but this is one of the first studies into how that mechanism plays out in the brain. And studies in Vietnam veterans revealed that those who had brain Read on »

Violent Video Games May Not Desensitize Kids: Study by HealthFinder Posted Wed 23 Feb 2011 12:00pm WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A long-standing concern among parents and researchers has been that young people who are exposed to violent video games may become desensitized..., and described similar feelings when viewing the photos. Bowen said while this study can't definitively say that violent video games aren't desensitizing people to violence, she said Read on »

Wii Wand Doesn't Increase Aggression...but Violent Video Games Do by CMCH Posted Thu 09 Apr 2009 7:14pm over the potential effects of reinforcing such violent movements in video game play. A study soon to be published in Computers and Human Behavior, however, did not find that using motion capture controls (like the Wii wand) adds to the increase in aggression that is linked to violent video games. This finding comes as a surprise to many experts, who Read on »