A systematic review on the relationship between mental health, radicalization and mass violence

dc.authoridFrydecka, Dorota/0000-0001-8582-9958|Samochowiec, Jerzy/0000-0003-1438-583X|Samochowiec, Jerzy/0000-0003-1438-583X|Misiak, Blazej/0000-0002-5392-6398|Raballo, Andrea/0000-0003-3709-4111|Bhui, Kamaldeep/0000-0002-9205-2144|GORWOOD, Philip/0000-0003-1845-3676
dc.authorwosidBhui, Kamaldeep/AAX-2576-2020
dc.authorwosidKuey, Levent/AAW-1279-2020
dc.authorwosidSchouler-Ocak, Meryam/AFK-9483-2022
dc.authorwosidFrydecka, Dorota/ABD-8176-2021
dc.authorwosidMisiak, B?a?ej/ABA-2657-2021
dc.authorwosidSamochowiec, Jerzy/G-8175-2014
dc.authorwosidSamochowiec, Jerzy/GMX-0900-2022
dc.contributor.authorMisiak, Blazej
dc.contributor.authorSamochowiec, Jerzy
dc.contributor.authorBhui, Kamaldeep
dc.contributor.authorSchouler-Ocak, Merryam
dc.contributor.authorDemunter, Hella
dc.contributor.authorKuey, Levent
dc.contributor.authorRaballo, Andrea
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T20:42:37Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T20:42:37Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentİstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractRadicalization is a process, by which individuals adopt extreme political, social and religious ideation that leads to mass violence acts. It has been hypothesized that mental health characteristics might be associated with a risk of radicalization. However, a qualitative synthesis of studies investigating the relationship between mental health and radicalization has not been performed so far. Therefore, we aimed to perform a systematic review of studies examining the association between mental health characteristics and the risk of radicalization. Two reviewers performed an independent search of online databases from their inception until 8th April 2018 and 12 publications met eligibility criteria. There were several methodological limitations across the majority of eligible publications, including doubtful sample representativeness, use of diagnostic procedures without personal assessment of mental health status or lack of standardized tools for assessment of mental health. Representative cross-sectional studies revealed that depressive symptoms might be associated with radicalization proneness. However, it remains unknown whether depressive symptoms are associated with resilience or vulnerability to radicalization. Another finding from our systematic review is that several personality traits might predispose to develop extreme ideation. Finally, there is some evidence that lone-actors might represent a specific subgroup of subjects with extreme beliefs which can be characterized by high prevalence of psychotic and/or mood disorders. In conclusion, this systematic review indicates that caution should be taken on how the association between 'mental health' and 'radicalization' is being claimed, because of limited evidence so far, and a number of methodological limitations of studies addressing this issue. (c) 2018 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.eurpsy.2018.11.005
dc.identifier.endpage59en_US
dc.identifier.issn0924-9338
dc.identifier.issn1778-3585
dc.identifier.pmid30500571en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85057235456en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage51en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2018.11.005
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/7364
dc.identifier.volume56en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000458502900006en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge Univ Pressen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Psychiatryen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectTerrorismen_US
dc.subjectMass Violenceen_US
dc.subjectMass Shootingsen_US
dc.subjectMental Disordersen_US
dc.subjectPersonalityen_US
dc.subjectPersonality-Disordersen_US
dc.subjectSocial Determinantsen_US
dc.subjectPolitical Extremismen_US
dc.subjectPopulationen_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.subjectInventoryen_US
dc.subjectTerrorismen_US
dc.subjectPathwaysen_US
dc.subjectIllnessen_US
dc.subjectModelen_US
dc.titleA systematic review on the relationship between mental health, radicalization and mass violenceen_US
dc.typeReview Articleen_US

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