linking terrorist acts with mental illness unfairly stigmatises the millions of people with mental health problems and impedes prevention efforts, scientists, including one of Indian origin have warned.
Researchers said terrorist groups and networks seem to avoid recruiting people with mental health problems, “probably because they share some of the same stigmatised views as the rest of society and see people with mental health conditions as unreliable, difficult to train, and a security threat.”
Recent attention has shifted to “lone actor” terrorism, in which mental illnesses are more common, they said.