Citation

Friend A. J. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law 2008; 36(1): 87-89.

Affiliation

Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. friendmdjd@comcast.net

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Publisher American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18354128

Abstract

Includes comments on: Characteristics of persons with severe mental illness who have been incarcerated for murder.Matejkowski JC, Cullen SW, Solomon PL. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2008; 36(1):74-86.

Reports of attempts to investigate, characterize, compare, and contrast those who are mentally ill fill the literature and invite controversy. It seems to be part of human nature to reestablish and define the differences between us. Creative descriptive studies continually challenge our perspective, yet they must be balanced with thoughtful consideration of possible selection bias, an understanding of how a perspective may influence a particular view, and an appreciation of statistical constraints, before describing differences as predictive risk factors.

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