Substance misuse and offending

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 669-673

  Johns, Andrew ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; METHADONE; OPIATE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; PRISON; PRISONER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031766082     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001504-199811000-00013     Document Type: Review

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