Substance use by the mentally disordered committing serious offences - A high-security hospital study

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 178-193

  D'Silva, Karen ^a   Ferriter, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b RAMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental disorder; Offending; Registers; Special Hospitals; Substance misuse; Substance use

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; DIAMORPHINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DETENTION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0142057255     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478994031000077970     Document Type: Article

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