Challenges in the treatment of dangerous and severe personality disorder

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 325-332

  Howells, Kevin ^a,b   Krishnan, Gopi ^c   Daffern, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c RAMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRISONER; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHODYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL CRIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 38549096461     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.106.002857     Document Type: Article

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