Herjanic, M., Henn, F. A., Vanderpearl, R. H. (May 1977) Forensic psychiatry: female offenders. American journal of psychiatry, 134 (5). pp. 556-8. ISSN 0002-953X (Print)0002-953x
Abstract
The authors examined the records of 127 female and 1,068 male offenders referred by the courts to a forensic service over a 22-year-period. Female offenders were less likely than male offenders to be referred for psychiatric evaluations when they were charged with criminal behavior. They were more likely to be charged with homicide, arson, forgery, or fraud and more frequently received diagnoses of affective disorder and neurosis.
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Affective Symptoms/epidemiology *Criminal Psychology Firesetting Behavior *Forensic Psychiatry Homicide Humans Hysteria/epidemiology Mental Disorders/*epidemiology Missouri Neurotic Disorders/epidemiology Schizophrenia/epidemiology Sex Factors Social Control, Formal Violence |
| Subjects: | diseases & disorders > mental disorders epidemiology organism description > animal > gender > female |
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| Communities: | CSHL labs > Henn lab |
| Depositing User: | Matt Covey |
| Date: | May 1977 |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jul 2014 14:58 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Jul 2014 14:58 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/30211 |
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