Functional consistency across two behavioural modalities: Fire-setting and self-harm in female special hospital patients

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-44

  Miller, Sarah ^a   Fritzon, Katarina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARSON; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; AUTOMUTILATION; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODICITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; FIRESETTING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODICITY; PREVALENCE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34047262010     PISSN: 09579664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbm.637     Document Type: Article

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