Psychotic Domestic Murder: Neuropsychological Differences Between Homicidal and Nonhomicidal Schizophrenic Men

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 105-113

  Hanlon, Robert E ^a,c   Coda, Joseph J ^a   Cobia, Derin ^a   Rubin, Leah H ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Neuropsychological Associates of Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Homicide; Murder; Neuropsychological testing; Parricide; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858619457     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-011-9410-4     Document Type: Article

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