Stalking remains a neglected area in forensic research. PubMed lists only about 1,500 articles on stalking in the past 25 years — just over 1% of what appears for violence in the same period.

Dr. John Bradford highlighted the scant research during his February 6 presentation as part of the International Forensic Psychiatry Lecture Series.

He also shared examples of his experience of being stalked. Research from 2013 showed that 15% of physicians in the Greater Toronto Area and 11% of psychiatrists in the United Kingdom were stalked.

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