Episode 91: Is Violence Really a Mental Health Issue?
Psychology Has It Backwards - A podcast by Christine Heath and Judy Sedgeman - Saturdays
When violent events occur, the quick response often is, "Society has a mental health issue." In truth, people experiencing mental well-being do not harm other people. But most people who are experiencing mental health difficulties do not kill or harm other people. There is a psychological path to violence: as some people experience extended periods of extremely dark, negative, insecure thinking and see themselves as alienated from others and hopeless about who they are or wh...