Mental illness and criminal behavior
Mental illness and substance abuse increase the risk of violence / Richard A. Friedman, M.D -- There is a relationship between schizoid personality disorder and violence / Wagdy Loza and Samia Hanna -- Mental illness and crime cannot be compared due to varying definitions / Herschel Prins -- Crimina...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Detroit [u.a.]
Greenhaven Press
c2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
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| Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 9 E 1600 |
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| Summary: | Mental illness and substance abuse increase the risk of violence / Richard A. Friedman, M.D -- There is a relationship between schizoid personality disorder and violence / Wagdy Loza and Samia Hanna -- Mental illness and crime cannot be compared due to varying definitions / Herschel Prins -- Criminals know right from wrong, regardless of mental illness / Stanton E. Samenow, Ph.D -- Violent people should be treated as criminals rather than as patients / Dr. Peter Breggin -- The mentally ill are warehoused in prisons due to inadequate health services / William Kanapaux -- Psychiatric hospitals are not equivalent to prison / Joanmarie Ilaria Davioli -- Mentally ill prison inmates need special treatment / Kenneth Adams and Joseph Ferrandino -- The mentally ill are mishandled by the justice system / ACLU -- The not guilty by reason of insanity plea should remain valid / Mental Health America -- Insanity should be a medical, not a legal, determination / Dirk Olin -- Television shapes views of mental health and crime / Rachel Gans-Boriskin, Claire Wardle |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 102 S. |
| ISBN: | 9780737744347 9780737744354 |