The autogenic (self-generated) massacre

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 311-323

  Mullen, Paul E ^a  

^a Thomas Embling Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTOGENIC MASSACRE; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; GRANDIOSE DELUSION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFENDER; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SURVIVAL;

CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; SUICIDE;

EID: 3142630203     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.564     Document Type: Article

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