Serious sex offending against women by men with schizophrenia. Relationship of illness and psychotic symptoms to offending

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 174, Issue MAR., 1999, Pages 233-237

  Smith, Alan D ^a   Taylor, Pamela J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COURT; DRIVE; ETHNOLOGY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 0032975668     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.174.3.233     Document Type: Article

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