Assessing the risk of violent behavior before issuing a license to carry a handgun

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 543-548

  Melamed, Yuval ^a,b   Bauer, Arie ^c   Kalian, Moshe ^d   Rosca, Paula ^e   Mester, Roberto ^f  

^a LEV HASHARON MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^d Jerusalem District Psychiatrist   (Israel)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FIREARM; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FIREARMS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OWNERSHIP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856876082     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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