Forensic psychiatric patients among immigrants in Denmark - Diagnoses and criminality

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-147

  Gabrielsen, Gorm ^a   Kramp, Peter ^b  

^a Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics   (Denmark)

^b Justitsministeriet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Criminality; Ethnicity; Forensic patients; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DENMARK; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIGRATION; MINORITY GROUP; PERSONALITY DISORDER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; COMORBIDITY; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149158217     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480802423014     Document Type: Article

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