SHOPLIFTING AND MENTAL-ILLNESS

被引:10
作者
LAMONTAGNE, Y
CARPENTIER, N
HETU, C
LACERTELAMONTAGNE, C
机构
[1] UNIV MONTREAL,DEPT PSYCHIAT,MONTREAL H3C 3J7,QUEBEC,CANADA
[2] UNIV MONTREAL,FAC LAW,MONTREAL H3C 3J7,QUEBEC,CANADA
来源
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE | 1994年 / 39卷 / 05期
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10.1177/070674379403900512
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
A survey of 1,649 shoplifting convictions at a Montreal area municipal court found that a relatively low percentage (3.2%) of the cases involved mentally ill patients and that there is a comparatively closer link between shoplifting and affective disorders, alcoholism and drug addiction. The survey also showed that shoplifting is related more to mental illness than to the use of psychotropic drugs. The authors therefore reject the hypothesis of pharmacogenic shoplifting which has been reported in some studies on small numbers of shoplifters.
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页码:300 / 302
页数:3
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