Violence and Mental Health - Opportunities for Prevention and Early Detection: Proceedings of a Workshop

On February 26-27, 2014, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Forum on Global Violence Prevention convened a workshop titled Mental Health and Violence: Opportunities for Prevention and Early Intervention. The workshop brought together advocates and experts in public health and mental health, anthropology, biomedical science, criminal justice, global health and development, and neuroscience to examine experience, evidence, and practice at the intersection of mental health and violence. Participants explored how violence impacts mental health and how mental health influences violence and discussed approaches to improve research and practice in both domains. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop"--

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• Authors: Board On Global Health, Forum on Global Violence Prevention, Health And Medicine Division, National Academies Of Sciences Engineeri, National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9780309466622
• ISBN: 978-0-309-46662-2
• No. of pages: 172
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 226 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 277 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories