title: Forgiveness as a secondary prevention strategy for victims of interpersonal crime.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The number of violent crimes against people is increasing. The present paper aimed to review (i) the association between 'unforgiveness' among victims and psychiatric disease; and (ii) evidence that encouraging forgiveness can help to prevent psychiatric disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Unforgiveness correlates strongly with the development of psychiatric disease. Encouraging forgiving attitudes and emotions leads to decreased anxiety and depression.
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. aspiers@gmp.usyd.edu.au
authors.forename: Alistair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spiers
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003415:Crime / Q000523:psychology*; D019548:Crime Victims; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*