Open AccessIs Arson the Crime Most Strongly Associated With Psychosis?—A National Case-Control Study of Arson Risk in Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses
Author(s) -
Sophia Anwar,
Niklas Långström,
Martin Grann,
Seena Fazel
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
schizophrenia bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.823
H-Index - 190
eISSN - 1745-1701
pISSN - 0586-7614
DOI - 10.1093/schbul/sbp098
Subject(s) - arson , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychiatry , psychosis , odds ratio , poison control , psychology , homicide , population , injury prevention , confidence interval , medicine , medical emergency , criminology , environmental health
The association of psychosis with certain serious crimes, such as homicide, has been clearly demonstrated, but it is uncertain to what extent psychotic disorders are associated with arson.
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