Rates of homicide during the first episode of psychosis and after treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The observation that almost half of the homicides committed by people with a psychotic illness occur before initial treatment suggests an increased risk of homicide during the first episode of psychosis. The aim of this study was to estimate the rates of homicide during the first episode of psychosi...

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Published in:	Schizophrenia bulletin Vol. 36; no. 4; p. 702
Main Authors:	Nielssen, Olav, Large, Matthew
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.07.2010
Subjects:	Adult Alcoholism - epidemiology Comorbidity Cross-Cultural Comparison Cross-Sectional Studies Female Homicide - prevention & control Homicide - psychology Homicide - statistics & numerical data Humans Incidence Male Psychotic Disorders - epidemiology Psychotic Disorders - psychology Psychotic Disorders - therapy Schizophrenia - epidemiology Schizophrenia - therapy Schizophrenic Psychology Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
ISSN:	1745-1701, 1745-1701
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