Dementia and cognitive disorder identified at a forensic psychiatric examination - a study from Sweden

Abstract Background Few studies have addressed the relationship between dementia and crime. We conducted a study of persons who got a primary or secondary diagnosis of dementia or cognitive disorder in a forensic psychiatric examination. Methods In Sweden, annually about 500 forensic psychiatric exa...

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Main Authors: Anette Ekström, Marianne Kristiansson, Karin Sparring Björkstén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0614-1