•	Background: Evidence shows an association between mental illnesses and violence. It is important to identify the risk factors and possible treatments to tackle this problem related to people with mental illness.
•	Aim: To identify which risk factors can be related to the presence of violence behaviours in people with mental illness.
•	Methods: This scoping review considered other systematic reviews and meta-analysis that included studies of risk factors for violence in adults with mental illness, without language or publication period restrictions for the studies. The databases Pubmed/Medline, Cochrane Library, Pubmed, PsycINFO, Epistemonikos, EMBASE and WOS were searched until August 2018.
•	Results: 855 articles were examined and 8 reviews were identified. The risk factors of the systematic reviews assessed are diagnosis of schizophrenia, involuntary patients, substance abuse, impulsivity, history of violence, male etc. (table 1). 
•	Conclusions: Some of the risk factors detected in the scoping review could be modifiable and suggest which strategies could be considered to prevent violence behaviour in people with mental illness.

WHICH ARE THE RISK FACTORS OF VIOLENCE IN MENTAL ILLNESS? A SCOPING REVIEW