Theft behaviour and its consequences among kleptomaniacs and shoplifters - a comparative study

Forensic Science International

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 193-205

  Sarasalo, Elina ^a,b   Bergman, Bo ^a   Toth, Janos ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Kleptomania; Shoplifting; Theft behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; KLEPTOMANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEFT;

EID: 0030966209     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(97)02131-2     Document Type: Article

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