The relationship of mental illness to targeted contact behavior toward state government agencies and officials

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 239-249

  Scalora, Mario J ^a   Baumgartner, Jerome V ^a   Plank, Gary L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b University of Nebraska Lincoln ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYEE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LANGUAGE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; POLICY; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THREAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNICATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0037249023     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.525     Document Type: Article

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