Mental health homicide inquiries in England 2010–2023: review of methodology and findings
There is considerable variation in the methodology of mental health homicide inquiries, with little use of human factors and systems theory. Inquiries repeatedly identify the same themes, and most mental health homicides are found to be neither predictable nor preventable. We make recommendations for improving consistency and usefulness.
Authors
- Julia Sinclair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1905-2025)
- Mayura Deshpande (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5286-4519)
- David S. Baldwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3343-0907)
- Zoe Tebbs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6140-752X)
Institutions
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.65
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61