Psychiatric aspects of criminal homicide in Nigeria

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-39

  Mafullul, Y M ^a   Ogunlesi, O A ^b   Sijuwola, O A ^b  

^a RAMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Neuropsychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NIGERIA; PRISON; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSANITY DEFENSE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PRISONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0035595739     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v78i1.9110     Document Type: Article

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