Forensic Psychiatric Assessments in the Northwest Territories
This paper is an analysis of the psychosocial and forensic factors leading to legal referrals to a northern mental health service. It was found, not surprisingly, that most criminal acts were associated with alcoholism, personality disorders, and low socioeconomic status. Young native males figured...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/070674378402900806 2023-05-15T16:54:51+02:00 Forensic Psychiatric Assessments in the Northwest Territories Seltzer, A. Langford, A. 1984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/070674378402900806 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/070674378402900806 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry volume 29, issue 8, page 665-668 ISSN 0706-7437 1497-0015 Psychiatry and Mental health journal-article 1984 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/070674378402900806 2022-04-14T04:47:10Z This paper is an analysis of the psychosocial and forensic factors leading to legal referrals to a northern mental health service. It was found, not surprisingly, that most criminal acts were associated with alcoholism, personality disorders, and low socioeconomic status. Young native males figured prominently in both violent and property crimes. Rape offenses and major psychopathology appeared to be more common among Inuit referrals. The influence of rapid culture change and psychosocial and biologic predisposition to the deleterious effects of alcohol were considered relevant criminogenic factors. It was also felt that the high Inuit referral rate might have been related to their willingness to accept consultation and discuss symptoms of mental illness. Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit Northwest Territories SAGE Publications (via Crossref) Northwest Territories The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 29 8 665 668 |
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This paper is an analysis of the psychosocial and forensic factors leading to legal referrals to a northern mental health service. It was found, not surprisingly, that most criminal acts were associated with alcoholism, personality disorders, and low socioeconomic status. Young native males figured prominently in both violent and property crimes. Rape offenses and major psychopathology appeared to be more common among Inuit referrals. The influence of rapid culture change and psychosocial and biologic predisposition to the deleterious effects of alcohol were considered relevant criminogenic factors. It was also felt that the high Inuit referral rate might have been related to their willingness to accept consultation and discuss symptoms of mental illness. |
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