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Increased prevalence of psychopathy and childhood trauma in homicide offenders with schizophrenia compared to nonviolent individuals with schizophrenia

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Pages 501-508 | Received 01 Mar 2019, Accepted 12 Aug 2019, Published online: 23 Aug 2019

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