Would it be more likely?

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If a man with a mental disorder like schzioprehnia or borderline disorder if gets violent or hysterical is he more likely to receieve violence back from people around him than a women would if she behaved the same?

I'd be afraid of either. I wouldn't attack unless attacked but I'd be scared.

I think it would depend on the situation as well as the person's appearance. A large framed woman, for example, would probably be less likely to receive violence in return if she was behaving aggressively towards a rowdy group of men leaving, but more likely to receive violence if she was behaving aggressively to say... a group of rowdy women leaving a bar. If a man who was large in build was behaving aggressively towards that same group of women, they might just go back inside and let the bouncer deal or call the police, where as those before mentioned men might return the violence. If the mentally ill person was smaller, I doubt either group would do much of anything because I think most adult people do not want to attack someone who is very much smaller than they are besides they might see them as less threatening than a bigger person. If the person (male or female of any size) was just walking down the road or in a park during day time, I think people of either gender would be more likely to avoid them, ignore them, or call the police. Most people do have an aversion to getting involved in situations that have the potential to escalate physically.

That's a good question. I read a book (borderline for dummies) where they actually showed a scenario in a pub, first with a lady, then with a man. In both, their actions were the same, however the reactions from the public were very different. With the woman, they were more trying to talk to her and ask her to leave, but with the man they ended up calling the police.

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I have HFA, ADHD, OCD & Tourette syndrome. I love animals, especially my bunnies and hamster. I skate in a roller derby team (but I'll try not to bite )

I'm a fairly large woman, and in the past when I've got aggressive with the police (and once with security guards) I've been beaten down.. more times than I can remember. For some reason it's written up as "assault pc" rather than "verbally abusive to pc who reacted by jumping on her with four or five friends."

It depends I think on whether the person behaving hysterically looks like a threat. Because I'm big and bolshy I do look like a threat... I admit it. So I've been beaten up quite a few times, and sadly have the criminal record to prove it.