Violence, Crime, and Mental Illness:How Strong a Link?

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 481-486

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ADULT; CRIME; DENMARK; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CRIME; DENMARK; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030162542     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: 15383636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1996.01830060021003     Document Type: Article

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