• LIFESTYLE

    Study: Depression causes violent crimes

    Experts in the field of psychiatry said on Wednesday that those diagnosed with depression are three times more likely to commit violent crimes such as robbery, sexual assault offenses, and assault on others than those who do not suffer from it.   However, scientists confirmed – in a study based on a comparison of the cases of 47 thousand people – that in most cases of depression, patients should not be labeled as criminals or as prone to violence.   Sina Fadel, who supervised the study at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford, said: “One of the…