Anxiety, significant losses, depression, and irrational beliefs in first-offence shoplifters

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-66

  Lamontagne, Yves ^a   Boyer, Richard ^a   Hétu, Céline ^b   Lacerte Lamontagne, Céline ^c  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^b Ministry of Justice   (Canada)

^c Cent de Recherche Informatique de Montreal   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Behaviour; Depression; First offenders; Irrational beliefs; Shoplifting; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENCE RISK; THEFT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0034097443     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370004500109     Document Type: Article

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