What is the role of epidemiology for forensic psychiatry?

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 281-285

  Fazel, Seena ^a   Grann, Martin ^b   Långström, Niklas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RECIDIVISM; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL STATUS;

CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 71749100875     PISSN: 09579664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbm.727     Document Type: Editorial

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