Women with intellectual disability who have offended: Characteristics and outcome

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 580-590

  Lindsay, William R ^a,b,d   Smith, A H W ^a   Quinn, K ^a   Anderson, A ^a   Smith, A ^a   Allan, R ^a   Law, J ^c  

^a NHS TAYSIDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH PRISON SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Intellectual disability; Offending; Outcome; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSTITUTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CRIME; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RECURRENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL POPULATION; SEX OFFENSES; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 4544306716     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2004.00627.x     Document Type: Article

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