The relationship between the Maudsley Violence Questionnaire and official recordings of violence in mentally disordered offenders

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 833-841

  Warnock Parkes, Emma ^a   Gudjonsson, Gisli ^b   Walker, Julian ^c  

^a East CMHT   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Fromeside Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptance of violence; Cognitive style; Machismo; Secure units; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349145891     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.10.013     Document Type: Article

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