The organization of the psychiatric service and criminality committed by the mentally ill

European Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 401-411

  Kramp, P ^a   Gabrielsen, G ^b  

^a Clinic of Forensic Psychiatry   (Denmark)

^b Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Deinstitutionalisation; Forensic patients; Outpatient treatment; Serious crimes

Indexed keywords

ARSON; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DENMARK; HOMICIDE; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ASPECT; VIOLENCE;

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; DENMARK; FIRESETTING BEHAVIOR; FORECASTING; HOMICIDE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PRISONERS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

EID: 70349142611     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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