Homicidal behaviour and mental disorders
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منابع مشابه
Prevention of homicidal behaviour in men with psychiatric disorders.
OBJECTIVES Homicide is overwhelmingly committed by men compared to women. Conservative estimates suggest that more than a third of these individuals have a treatable psychiatric disorder. These data present an opportunity to mental health clinicians to assist in the prevention of homicide by improving men's mental health. METHODS We review the current literature on men's mental health with a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0007-1250,1472-1465
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.167.6.821a