Dissociative pathways to homicide: Clinical and forensic implications

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 5-32

  Moskowitz, Andrew K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Depersonalization; Dissociation; Fantasy; Homicide; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMORBIDITY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DEPERSONALIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; FANTASY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMICIDE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL PATIENT; MOTHER; MULTIPLE PERSONALITY; OFFENDER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; PUNISHMENT; RAGE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 11244305936     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J229v05n03_02     Document Type: Review

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