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Extreme violence cannot be adequately understood, assessed, or prevented through any single disciplinary lens, necessitating an integrated framework for assessment and prevention. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine the interplay between mental health and extreme forms of violence, emphasizing the need for an integrated framework for assessment and prevention.

March 2, 2026Frontiers in PsychiatryOpen Access

Editorial: The complex interplay between mental health and extreme forms of violence- a critical perspective

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CAClare Sarah AllelyUniversity of Salford AZAngelo ZappalàÅbo Akademi University

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Editorial explores the relationship between mental health factors and extreme violence, suggesting integrative approaches for assessment and prevention.

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To examine the interplay between mental health and extreme forms of violence, emphasizing the need for an integrated framework for assessment and prevention.
Review of literature on the bimodal model of violence and its distinctions
Analysis of social isolation impacts among public mass shooters
Systematic review of sociodemographic and psychological characteristics of school shooters
Call for standardized data collection protocols to improve understanding of extreme violence.
Identification of distinctive characteristics of affective and predatory violence
Findings highlight social isolation's impact on mass shooters' mental health and behaviors
Call for integrative approaches to understand the complexity of extreme violence
Recognition of significant data gaps in existing research on school shooters.

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Allely et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a528b3f1e85e5c73bf033a https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1795302

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Editorial explores the relationship between mental health factors and extreme violence, suggesting integrative approaches for assessment and prevention.

Editorial: The complex interplay between mental health and extreme forms of violence- a critical perspective

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Editorial: The complex interplay between mental health and extreme forms of violence- a critical perspective

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