Perceived risks associated with mental illness: Beyond homicide and suicide

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 287-297

  Ryan, Tony ^a,b  

^a Dept of Appl Social Science L ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Smithfield Project Turning Point   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; POLICY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; THREAT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); ENGLAND; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0031962315     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(97)00161-5     Document Type: Article

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