Objective: The only systematic studies of attacks on public figures come from the USA.
These studies de‐emphasize the role of mental illness and suggest threats are of no …

The concept of warning behaviors offers an additional perspective in threat assessment.
Warning behaviors are acts which constitute evidence of increasing or accelerating risk …

Political scientists and practitioners have long been troubled by political violence, defined as
the use of force, or threatened use of force, to achieve political ends. However, gaps in …

The authors review extant research on threats, approaches, attacks, and assassinations of
public figures in the United States. Despite the limited number of studies, data exist …

This article outlines a four-part strategy for future research in mental health and
complementary disciplines that will broaden understanding of mass shootings and multi …

T hreat assessment and threat management are assessment and threat management rely
on the first terms used interchangeably in many differ-ent fields of study—including military …

This article aims to move away from intuitive appeals that link mental disorder with violence
such as terrorism, mass murder, and other targeted violence. The article synthesizes the …

This paper considers the problem created by those who harbour unusually intense fixations
on public figures. It examines the nature of such pathological fixations and how they differ …

The rediscovery of the importance of mental illness in the risk assessment and management
of those who threaten, approach, and harm public figures has led to a new way of dealing …

BackgroundPublic figures are at increased risk of attracting unwanted attention in the form of
intrusions, stalking and, occasionally, attack. Whereas the potential threat to the British …