Bad risk? An overview of laws prohibiting possession of firearms by individuals with a history of treatment for mental illness

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 330-338

  Simpson, Joseph R ^a,b,c  

^a VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CRIME; FIREARM; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS; VIOLENCE;

FIREARMS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35348838959     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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