The role of mental illness in homicide-suicide in New Zealand, 1991 - 2000

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 417-430

  Moskowitz, Andrew ^a   Simpson, A I F ^b   McKenna, Brian ^b   Skipworth, Jeremy ^c   Barry Walsh, Justin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Mental Health Division   (New Zealand)

^d Rehabilitation and Intellectual Disability Services   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Epidemiology; Filicide; Homicide suicide; Mental illness; Typology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTIVATION; NEW ZEALAND; POLICE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE;

EID: 33746982967     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940600761410     Document Type: Article

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