Diagnostic categories of patients admitted into the prison ward of institute of mental health, Hyderabad during the period 2009-2010

Background Criminal behavior is said to have an association with some psychiatric illnesses, esp. Schizophrenia. There is a modest significant relationship between schizophrenia and violence & crime which persists even after controlling demographic and socio-economic variables. Aims To find out...

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Main Authors: K Srinivas, B Aruna, B Purushotam, K Ashok Reddy, M Gowri Devi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Archives of Mental Health
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Online Access:http://www.amhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9171;year=2010;volume=11;issue=1;spage=21;epage=22;aulast=Srinivas;type=0