Gender differences in diagnoses of mentally disordered offenders

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 172-177

  Yourstone, Jenny ^a   Lindholm, Torun ^a   Grann, Martin ^a   Fazel, Seena ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime; Female; Forensic psychiatry; Health services; Mental disorders; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958517716     PISSN: 14999013     EISSN: 19329903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14999010903199316     Document Type: Article

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