59
Views
4
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

A Developing World Perspective on Homicide and Mental Disorder: An Eighteen-Year Retrospective Study (1980–1998) at Jos, Nigeria

, , &
Pages 211-215 | Published online: 17 Feb 2012

REFERENCES

  • Ahmed , A. G. and Menzies , R. P. D. 2001 . Homicide in the Canadian prairies: Elderly and non-elderly killings . Canadian Journal of Psychiatry , 47 : 875 – 880 .
  • American Psychiatric Association . 1994 . Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, , 4th ed Washington , DC : Author. .
  • Arbodela-Florez , J. and Deynaka , C. 1999 . “ Intersection between psychiatry and criminal law. ” . In Forensic psychiatric evidence Edited by: Arbodela-Florez , J. 106 – 113 . Toronto : Butterworth. .
  • Asuni , T. 1969 . Homicide in Western Nigeria . British Journal of Psychiatry , 115 : 1105 – 1113 .
  • Coid , J. 1983 . The epidemiology of abnormal homicide and murder followed by suicide . Psychological Medicine , 13 : 852 – 860 .
  • Cordess , C. 1995 . “ Crime and mental disorder. ” . In Seminars in practical forensic psychiatry Edited by: Chiswick , D. and Cope , R. 14 – 51 . London : Gaskell. .
  • Dell , S. 1985 . Murder into manslaughter: The diminished responsibility defence in practice Oxford : Oxford University Press. .
  • D'Orban , P. T. 1979 . Women who kill their children . British Journal of Psychiatry , 134 : 560 – 571 .
  • Ebbe , O. N. I. 1993 . “ Nigeria. ” . In World factbook of criminal justice systems U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics. . Retrieved March 2004http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/wfcj.htm
  • Emovon , A. C. and Lambo , T. A. 1975 . A survey of criminal homicide in Nigeria . International Journal of Social Psychiatry , 21 : 21 – 219 .
  • Eronen , M. , Hakola , P. and Tiihonen , J. 1996 . Mental disorders and homicidal behavior in Finland . Archives of General Psychiatry , 55 : 497 – 501 .
  • Gelder , M. , Gath , D. , Mayou , R. and Cowen , P. 1996 . Oxford textbook of psychiatry, , 3rd ed. Oxford : Oxford University Press. .
  • Home Office . 1993 . Criminal statistics England and Wales London : HMSO. .
  • Johnson , B. C. A. 1986 . “ Problems associated with court referrals in Lagos State: The psychiatrist view point. ” . In Law and psychiatry Edited by: Osuntokun , O. 122 – 127 . Ibadan : Ibadan University Press. .
  • Kaduna . 1963 . “ The penal code law 1959: Cap 89. ” . In The laws of Northern Nigeria. Federal Provision Ordinance of Nigeria. , 2nd ed. L.N. no. 25 of 1963
  • Makanjuola , R. O. A. 1986 . “ Nigerian laws on mental disorder and criminal responsibility: Problems in their interpretation. ” . In Law and psychiatry Edited by: Osuntokun , O. 102 – 111 . Ibadan : Ibadan University Press. .
  • Odejide , O. A. 1981a . Some clinical aspects of criminology: A study of criminal psychiatric patients at the Lantoro Psychiatric Institution . Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica , 63 : 208 – 224 .
  • Odejide , O. A. 1981b . A Nigeria long stay psychiatric unit: A survey of its psychiatric services . Tropical Geographical Medicine , 33 : 66 – 70 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.