Psychiatry Research
Volume 143, Issue 2 , Pages 205-211 , 30 August 2006

Association of psychopathic traits and symptomatology with violence in patients with schizophrenia

Received 22 July 2003 ,Revised 21 March 2005 ,Accepted 25 May 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2005.05.017

Psychiatry Research
Volume 143, Issue 2 , Pages 205-211 , 30 August 2006