The assessment and meaning of the legal classification of offenders in a Special Hospital using observer ratings of interpersonal style

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-33

  McCartney, Mark ^b   Collins, Mick ^b   Park, Bert ^b   Larkin, Emmet ^a   Duggan, Conor ^a  

^a Arnold Lodge   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

CIRCLE; Interpersonal functioning; Psychopathic disorder; Special Hospital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY;

EID: 0032922792     PISSN: 09585184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585189908402136     Document Type: Article

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