Between vulnerability and risk? Mental health in UK counter-terrorism

Terrorism and Mental Health

It is indeed a great honour delivering the presidential address here at the " 56th " annual conference of our esteemed society in the city of palaces, Mysore. I am grateful to the honorable members of the IPS who have reposed their faith in me and provided me an opportunity to work for the highest office for a year. I feel overwhelmed whenever I think about the day when I joined psychiatry as m...

Economics of disaster risk, social vulnerability, and mental health resilience.

We investigate the relationship between exposure to Hurricanes Katrina and/or Rita and mental health resilience by vulnerability status, with particular focus on the mental health outcomes of single mothers versus the general public. We advance a measurable notion of mental health resilience to disaster events. We also calculate the economic costs of poor mental health days added by natural dis...

Terrorism and its effects on mental health.

Developmental Vulnerability and Mental Health

Individuals with Intellectual Disability (ID) experience higher rates of psychiatric disorders than the general population, although findings are mixed with regard to the determinants of this increased prevalence. Despite growing recognition of the prevalence of mental health problems among individuals with ID, and the consequences this comorbidity carries for individuals, families and the wide...

Data Mining for Counter-Terrorism

Data mining is becoming a useful tool for detecting and preventing terrorism. This paper first discusses some technical challenges for data mining as applied for counterterrorism applications. Next it provides an overview of the various types of terrorist threats and describes how data mining techniques could provide solutions to counterterrorism. Finally some privacy concerns and potential sol...