Mass murders: Implications for mental health professionals

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 261-269

  Aitken, Lisa ^a   Oosthuizen, Piet ^a   Emsley, Robin ^a   Seedat, Soraya ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Mass; Mental; Murder; Psychiatrists; Psychotic

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MASS MURDER; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHIATRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57749196005     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/PM.38.3.c     Document Type: Review

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