The new mission of forensic mental health systems: managing violence as a medical syndrome in an environment that balances treatment and safety

Katherine D. Warburton

Chapter 2 - The new mission of forensic mental health systems: managing violence as a medical syndrome in an environment that balances treatment and safety

from Section 1 - Statement of the problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 October 2021

Katherine D. Warburton

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Katherine D. Warburton and

Stephen M. Stahl

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Katherine D. Warburton: Affiliation:
University of California, Davis
Stephen M. Stahl: Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego

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Information: Violence in Psychiatry , pp. 10 - 16

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316135839 [Opens in a new window]

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Print publication year: 2016

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