Clozapine-associated reduction arrest rates, of psychotic patients with criminal histories

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 270-274

  Frankle, W G ^a   Shera, D ^a   Berger Hershkowitz, H ^a   Evins, A E ^a   Connolly, C ^a   Goff, D C ^a   Henderson, D C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RECIDIVISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLOZAPINE; CRIME; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035146051     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.2.270     Document Type: Article

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