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Family representative payeeship and violence risk in severe mental illness.

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Elbogen, EB; Swanson, JW; Swartz, MS; Van Dorn, R
Published in: Law Hum Behav
October 2005

Although representative payeeship is prevalent among people with mental illness and shows promise to positively influence clinically relevant outcomes, research also suggests this legal mechanism could be implemented in ways that are problematic. The current study examined whether family representative payeeship was associated with elevated risk of family violence perpetrated by persons with severe mental illness (SMI). Data were collected every 4 months for 1 year in structured interviews with N = 245 persons with SMI who received disability benefits. Multivariate analyses showed that substance abuse, history of violence, frequency of family contact, and family representative payeeship were associated with elevated odds of family violence. Analyses also showed family contact and family representative payeeship had a cumulative effect on increasing the predicted probability of family violence (controlling for covariates such as violence history and substance abuse). The data shed light on the potential for family representative payeeship to be associated with increased risk of interpersonal conflict and violence in SMI.

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Law Hum Behav

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ISSN

0147-7307

Publication Date

October 2005

Volume

29

Issue

5

Start / End Page

563 / 574

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Violence
  • Social Support
  • Social Facilitation
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Risk Factors
  • Patient Advocacy
  • Mental Disorders
  • Male
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Humans
 

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Elbogen, E. B., Swanson, J. W., Swartz, M. S., & Van Dorn, R. (2005). Family representative payeeship and violence risk in severe mental illness. Law Hum Behav, 29(5), 563–574. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10979-005-7120-2
Elbogen, Eric B., Jeffrey W. Swanson, Marvin S. Swartz, and Richard Van Dorn. “Family representative payeeship and violence risk in severe mental illness.Law Hum Behav 29, no. 5 (October 2005): 563–74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10979-005-7120-2.
Elbogen EB, Swanson JW, Swartz MS, Van Dorn R. Family representative payeeship and violence risk in severe mental illness. Law Hum Behav. 2005 Oct;29(5):563–74.
Elbogen, Eric B., et al. “Family representative payeeship and violence risk in severe mental illness.Law Hum Behav, vol. 29, no. 5, Oct. 2005, pp. 563–74. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10979-005-7120-2.
Elbogen EB, Swanson JW, Swartz MS, Van Dorn R. Family representative payeeship and violence risk in severe mental illness. Law Hum Behav. 2005 Oct;29(5):563–574.

Published In

Law Hum Behav

DOI

ISSN

0147-7307

Publication Date

October 2005

Volume

29

Issue

5

Start / End Page

563 / 574

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Violence
  • Social Support
  • Social Facilitation
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Risk Factors
  • Patient Advocacy
  • Mental Disorders
  • Male
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Humans