Mental Disorders and Dangerousness
International Journal of Mental HealthPublished 1 December 1993
Peter Shea
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The purpose of this article is not to review these studies, as several recent articles have incorporated such reviews into the discussion of their own findings, but to identify the general methodological problems involved in carrying out such studies.
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(1993). Mental Disorders and Dangerousness. International Journal of Mental Health: Vol. 22, Mental Health and the Law, pp. 71-79.
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