Mental illness and criminal behaviour: A literature review

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 243-250

  Anderson, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime; Criminality; Homicide; Mental illness; Policy; Violence

Indexed keywords

CRIME; CRIMINOLOGY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PRISON; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CRIME; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRISONS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0031202461     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.1997.00061.x     Document Type: Review

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