Psychiatric characteristics of homicide defendants

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 170, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 994-1002

  Martone, Christine A ^a   Mulvey, Edward P ^a   Yang, Suzanne ^a   Nemoianu, Andrei ^a   Shugarman, Ryan ^a   Soliman, Layla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FIREARM; GENDER; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; OFFENDER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84883719687     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12060858     Document Type: Article

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