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. 2017 Dec;41(6):308–313. doi: 10.1192/pb.bp.116.054775

Table 3.

A breakdown of newspaper articles according to diagnosis and association with violence

Diagnosis Articles
n (%)
Association with
violence, n (%)
Suicide 31 (15.5)   0

Mood disorder 26 (13)   2 (1.0)

Dementia 32 (16)   0

Eating disorder 12 (6)   0

Developmental disorder 17 (8.5)   3 (1.5)

Substance misuse 13 (6.5)   2 (1.0)

Personality disorder 11 (5.5) 14 (7.0)

Schizophrenia/psychosis 10 (5)   3 (1.5)

Othera 49 (24.5) 13 (6.5)
a.

Includes multiple disorders, undefined and post-traumatic stress disorder.