Schizophrenia Research
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 213-218 , September 2010

Criminal behavior among persons with schizophrenia in rural China

  • Mao-Sheng Ran

      Affiliations

    • Division of Social Work, University of Guam, 96923, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Social Work, University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam 96923, USA.
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  • Peng-Yu Chen

      Affiliations

    • West China School of Premedical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
    • ,
  • Zhi-Gang Liao

      Affiliations

    • West China School of Premedical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
    • ,
  • Cecilia Lai-Wan Chan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Eric Yu-Hai Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Cui-Ping Tang

      Affiliations

    • Xinjin Mental Hospital, Chengdu, 611432, China
    • ,
  • Wen-Jun Mao

      Affiliations

    • Chengdu Mental Health Center, Chengdu, 610036, China
    • ,
  • J. Steven Lamberti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
    • ,
  • Yeates Conwell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA

Received 21 July 2009 ,Revised 29 November 2009 ,Accepted 19 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2009.12.026

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 213-218 , September 2010

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