2023
Victimization in schizophrenia and its relation to violence
Buchanan A, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Victimization in schizophrenia and its relation to violence. Schizophrenia Research 2023, 255: 52-58. PMID: 36963231, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2023.03.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntervention Effectiveness (CATIE) trialMental health symptomsStudy entryCross-sectional designAntipsychotic treatmentEffectiveness trialSchizophrenia symptomsMultivariate analysisHealth symptomsSchizophreniaViolent behaviorSubstance useSymptomsRecent victimizationPotential causesAggressive behaviorChildhood experiencesBaselineMore incidentsCorrelatesTreatmentVictims of violenceSexual abuseClose friendsMost perpetratorsPsychosocial function, legal involvement and violence in mental disorder – CORRIGENDUM
Buchanan A, Moore K, Pittman B, McKee S. Psychosocial function, legal involvement and violence in mental disorder – CORRIGENDUM. European Psychiatry 2023, 66: e8. PMID: 36632793, PMCID: PMC9879851, DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2358.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Psychosocial function, legal involvement and violence in mental disorder
Buchanan A, Moore KE, Pittman B, McKee SA. Psychosocial function, legal involvement and violence in mental disorder. European Psychiatry 2021, 64: e75. PMID: 34859762, PMCID: PMC8715282, DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.2250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosocial functionAssociated Disabilities Interview Schedule-5Mental disordersWorse psychosocial functionDSM-5 categoriesAlcohol use disorderLongitudinal designSchedule 5Significant outcomesLegal involvementUse disordersPersonality disorderEffect sizeDrug abuseNational Epidemiologic SurveyAlcohol abuseMental illnessDisordersAbuseLifetime outcomesPeopleRepresentative sampleRelated conditionsSocial networksForm Health Survey version 2
2019
Correlates of Future Violence in People Being Treated for Schizophrenia
Buchanan A, Sint K, Swanson J, Rosenheck R. Correlates of Future Violence in People Being Treated for Schizophrenia. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2019, 176: 694-701. PMID: 31014102, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.18080909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical Antipsychotic TrialsRecent violent victimizationStudy entryMedication adherenceMultivariable analysisMental Health Clinical Antipsychotic TrialsInjurious violenceMultivariable hazard ratiosPoor medication adherenceIntervention Effectiveness (CATIE) studyLongitudinal multivariable analysesProportional hazards modelChildhood risk factorsHazard ratioMedication nonadherenceClinical variablesRisk factorsTreatment strategiesAntipsychotic TrialsBaseline symptomsClinical conditionsLarge cohortHazards modelDrug useEffectiveness studies
2017
Correlates of Reduced Violent Behavior Among Patients Receiving Intensive Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Buchanan A, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck RA. Correlates of Reduced Violent Behavior Among Patients Receiving Intensive Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Psychiatric Services 2017, 69: 424-430. PMID: 29241432, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201700253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderIntensive treatmentStress disorderSubstance useWar-related posttraumatic stress disorderPTSD symptomatologySpectrum of careProgram entryViolent behaviorU.S. military veteransModerate effect sizeClinical factorsPTSD symptom severityShort-term supportObservational studyBaseline levelsPTSD programSymptom severitySpecific causesFour monthsPTSD changeMilitary veteransIncarceration historyEffect sizeTreatment
2014
Rates of violence in patients classified as high risk by structured risk assessment instruments
Singh JP, Fazel S, Gueorguieva R, Buchanan A. Rates of violence in patients classified as high risk by structured risk assessment instruments. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 2014, 204: 180-187. PMID: 24590974, PMCID: PMC3939440, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.131938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh riskStructured risk assessment instrumentsRates of violenceHigh-risk groupCurrent evidence baseRisk assessment instrumentsStructured professional judgment instrumentSuch risk estimatesFuture violence riskAssessment instrumentsBinomial logistic regressionStudy authorsLogistic regressionEvidence baseRisk estimatesSystematic searchStructured risk assessmentPopulation rates
2012
Violence Risk Assessment in Clinical Settings: Being Sure about Being Sure
Buchanan A. Violence Risk Assessment in Clinical Settings: Being Sure about Being Sure. Behavioral Sciences & The Law 2012, 31: 74-80. PMID: 23281104, DOI: 10.1002/bsl.2045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychiatric Violence Risk Assessment
Buchanan A, Binder R, Norko M, Swartz M. Psychiatric Violence Risk Assessment. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2012, 169: 340-340. PMID: 22407122, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.169.3.340.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
The investigation of acting on delusions as a tool for risk assessment in the mentally disordered
Buchanan A. The investigation of acting on delusions as a tool for risk assessment in the mentally disordered. The British Journal Of Psychiatry. Supplement 1997, 170: 12-16. PMID: 9328517, DOI: 10.1192/s0007125000298668.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Acting on Delusions. I: Prevalence
Wessely S, Buchanan A, Reed A, Cutting J, Everitt B, Garety P, Taylor P. Acting on Delusions. I: Prevalence. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 1993, 163: 69-76. PMID: 8353703, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.163.1.69.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActing on Delusions. II: The Phenomenological Correlates of Acting on Delusions
Buchanan A, Reed A, Wessely S, Garety P, Taylor P, Grubin D, Dunn G. Acting on Delusions. II: The Phenomenological Correlates of Acting on Delusions. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 1993, 163: 77-81. PMID: 8353704, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.163.1.77.Peer-Reviewed Original Research