Schizophrenia and violence: Systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Fazel, Seena ^a   Gulati, Gautam ^a   Linsell, Louise ^a   Geddes, John R ^a   Grann, Martin ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Prison and Probation Service   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRIME; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 69349099312     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000120     Document Type: Review

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