Homicide due to mental disorder
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Mental Disorder & Homicide in Australia
Adam Graycar Director A review of international literature examining the link between mental disorder and violent criminal behaviour suggests that, although a small number of mentally disordered individuals engage in violent criminal behaviour, the vast majority is unlikely to commit homicide. This study, based on available information in police reports, found that only 4.4 per cent of Australi...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0007-1250,1472-1465
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.194.2.185b