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The British Journal of Psychiatry 146: 321-324 (1985)
© 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Homicide in a psychiatric institution

J Modestin and W Boker

A unique case of a homicide committed by a young male psychotic inpatient on a fellow-patient is reported and discussed with regard to the special victim-offender relationship, the relationship between suicide and homicide, the phenomenon of aggression and the question of the management of a highly suicidal psychotic patient, including the issue of continuous observation.


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