Risk of homicidal behavior among discharged forensic psychiatric patients

Forensic Science International

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 123-129

  Tiihonen, Jari ^a   Hakola, Panu ^a   Eronen, Markku ^a   Vartiainen, Heikki ^a   Ryynänen, Olli Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Homicide; Mental disorder; Odds ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0030004365     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0379-0738(96)01899-3     Document Type: Article

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