Maternal filicide: A reformulation of factors relevant to risk

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 136-147

  Simpson, Alexander I F ^a   Stanton, Josephine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANTICIDE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 0033926037     PISSN: 09579664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbm.351     Document Type: Article

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