Homicide by schizophrenic patients in Israel

European Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 89-92

  Valevski, A ^a,b,c   Averbuch, I ^d   Radwan, M ^a,c   Gur, S ^a,c   Spivak, B ^a,c   Modai, I ^a,c   Weizman, A ^a,b,c  

^a GEHA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d Gan Meged Hospital   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aggression; Homicide; Schizophrenia; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THREAT;

EID: 0033118152     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(99)80723-8     Document Type: Article

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