The psycho-social and clinical profile of women referred for psycho-legal evaluation to forensic mental health units in South Africa

Background: There is a paucity of research on women offenders in the South African context, particularly those referred for forensic psychiatric observation. Little is known about their life histories, the nature of their offences or the psycho-social contexts that enable, or are antecedents to, wom...

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Published in:	The South African journal of psychiatry Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors:	Sokudela, Funeka, Heath, Aisling, Subramaney, Ugasvaree, Naidoo, Samantha, De Clercq, Helena G., Erlacher, Helmut, Kotze, Carla, Nagdee, Mohammed, Lippi, Gian, Artz, Lillian, Corral-Bulnes, Carmen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	South Africa AOSIS 2019 South African Sports Medicine Association
Subjects:	Alcoholism forensic Health aspects Mental health Murder Original Research Women Women offenders South Africa United Kingdom
ISSN:	1608-9685, 2078-6786
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