Sexual offending in women and psychiatric disorder: A national case-control study

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 161-167

  Fazel, Seena ^a,b   Sjöstedt, Gabrielle ^b   Grann, Martin ^b,c,d   Långström, Niklas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Prison and Probation Service   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Crime; Female; Psychotic disorders; Sex offenses; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFENDER; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CRIMINALS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 76049086960     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-008-9375-4     Document Type: Article

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