Posts Tagged ‘violent-crime’

Bipolar disorder does not increase risk of violent crime

September 7th, 2010

( Karolinska Institutet ) A new study from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet suggests that bipolar disorder — or manic-depressive disorder — does not increase the risk of committing violent crime. Instead, the over-representation of individuals with bipolar disorder in violent crime statistics is almost entirely attributable to concurrent substance abuse.

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Bipolar disorder does not increase risk of violent crime

Report: Violent crime in Virginia declined in 2009

May 17th, 2010

According to the latest crime statistics released by the Virginia State Police, violent crime is down throughout the commonwealth.

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Report: Violent crime in Virginia declined in 2009