Psychopathology of Terrorists

Chapter 5 - Psychopathology of Terrorists

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 February 2019

Armando Piccinni ,

Donatella Marazziti and

Antonello Veltri

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Donatella Marazziti and

Stephen M. Stahl

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Donatella Marazziti: Affiliation:
Università degli Studi, Pisa
Stephen M. Stahl: Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego

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Information: Evil, Terrorism and Psychiatry , pp. 42 - 48

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108569095 [Opens in a new window]

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Print publication year: 2019

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