Lifelong robbery victimisation and mental disorders at age 18 years: Brazilian population-based study.
Joseph MurrayNatália Peixoto LimaAna Carolina Oliveira RuivoAndrea Ramírez VarelaCaroline Cardozo BortolottoElma Izze da Silva MagalhãesFranciéle Marabotti Costa LeiteMariana Otero XavierJean-Baptiste PingaultSeena FazelGregore Iven MielkeLuciana AnselmiFernando César WehrmeisterHelen GonçalvesAna Maria Baptista MenezesPublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2018)
Robberies are associated with common mental disorders in late adolescence, independently of violence between family members. Reducing urban violence could significantly help in preventing common mental illnesses.