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Yet there is little evidence.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S000712501900014X_sec_a2\" sec-type=\"other\"><jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title><jats:p>To investigate the relationship between mental illnesses and extremist beliefs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S000712501900014X_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>Population survey of 618 White British and Pakistani people in England. Extremism was assessed by an established measure of sympathies for violent protest and terrorism (SVPT). Respondents with any positive scores (showing sympathies) were compared with those with all negative scores. We calculated associations between extremist sympathies and ICD-10 diagnoses of depression and dysthymia, and symptoms of anxiety, personality difficulties, autism and post-traumatic stress. Also considered were demographics, life events, social assets, political engagement and criminal convictions.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S000712501900014X_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>SVPT were more common in those with major depression with dysthymia (risk ratio 4.07, 95% CI 1.37\u201312.05, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.01), symptoms of anxiety (risk ratio 1.09, 95% CI 1.03\u20131.15, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.002) or post-traumatic stress (risk ratio 1.03, 95% CI 1.01\u20131.05, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.003). At greater risk of SVPT were: young adults (&lt;21 versus \u226521: risk ratio 3.05, 95% CI 1.31\u20137.06, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.01), White British people (versus Pakistani people: risk ratio 2.24, 95% CI 1.25\u20134.02, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.007) and those with criminal convictions (risk ratio 2.23, 95% CI 1.01\u20134.95, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.048). 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