Life events and psychopathy: Influence of sudden ward environmental change on psychosocial functioning in psychopathically disordered Special Hospital patients

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 393-399

  Tavernor, Rosalyn ^a   Tavernor, Simon ^b   Crispin, Zona ^c  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ASHWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Life event; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOPATHY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WARD;

EID: 0029786052     PISSN: 09585184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585189608415024     Document Type: Article

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