Mental disorder and crime: Coincidence, correlation and cause

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 659-677

  Crichton, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conduct disorder; Crime; Epidemiology; Mental disorder; Prisons; Substance misuse; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033391561     PISSN: 09585184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585189908402166     Document Type: Review

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