Background characteristics of mentally ill homicide offenders - A comparison of five diagnostic groups

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 451-474

  Laajasalo, Taina ^a   Häkkänen, Helinä ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b National Bureau of Investigation Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Background; Criminality; Homicide; Mental illness; Violence

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FAMILY LIFE; FINLAND; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; OFFENDER; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 5144226221     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478994042000226750     Document Type: Article

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