Violence and Psychosis: Evidence of their relationship in the general population

Abstract

A novel descriptive study on violence and psychosis in Argentina was conducted in 2021 with a sample of 1265 adults (68% women) from the general population (Rinaldi et al., 2022). The results were congruent with the scientific literature: 1) psychosis extends beyond clinical diagnosis, therefore, subclinical manifestations of the psychotic spectrum can be identified in the general population (Monshouwer et al., 2023); 2) certain psychotic experiences, especially those that produce a perception of threat, are associated with different manifestations of violent behaviour (Coid et al., 2016). The implications of the psychotic dimensional nature for violence prevention are discussed.