Dangerous and severe personality disorder: An investigation of the construct

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 84-88

  Ullrich, Simone ^a   Yang, Min ^a   Coid, Jeremy ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy of prediction; High risk; Personality disorder; Public protection; Violent and sexual re offending

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETENTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOPATHY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL CRIME; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PRISONERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76949083729     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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