Mental illness and crime / Robert A. Schug, Henry F. Fradella.
By: Schug, Robert A
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Contributor(s): Fradella, Henry F.
Los Angeles, California : SAGE, ©2015Description: xiv, 573 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text ISBN: 9781412987073 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Mentally ill offenders -- United States | Criminals -- Mental health -- United StatesDDC classification: 364.380973/Sch79 Other classification: CAS | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-555) and index.
Preface -- Myths and realities : introduction and scope of the problem -- Abnormal psychology primer -- Disorders of infancy, childhood, or adolescence (neurodevelopmental -- Disorders) -- Substance-related disorders -- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders -- Mood disorders -- Anxiety disorders -- Sexual disorders -- Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified (disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders) -- Personality disorders -- Mental illness and the criminal law : applications and implications -- Law and the control of "dangerousness" : applications and implications -- Epilogue on mental illness and criminal justice policy -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the authors.
This book incorporates an interdisciplinary, integrative approach toward presenting explanations for and etiologies of mental illness-related criminal and violent behaviours.
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