Offence characteristics of psychotic men who sexually assault women

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-228

  Smith, Alan D ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WALES;

EID: 0034222210     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002580240004000306     Document Type: Article

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