Homicide during psychotic illness in New South Wales between 1993 and 2002

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 186, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 301-304

  Nielssen, Olav B ^a   Westmore, Bruce D ^b   Large, Matthew M B ^b   Hayes, Robert A ^c  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b University of Western Sydney ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN INJURY; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34047220365     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00905.x     Document Type: Article

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