Journal article
Shoplifting: Is There a Specific Psychiatric Syndrome?*
Abstract
The psychiatric, psychosocial and medicolegal variables of 50 shoplifters and two comparison groups are described. The shoplifters were found to be an almost identical population when compared to general, (non-forensic) psychiatric outpatients, and differed significantly from a comparison group of general forensic patients excluding shoplifters. A high level of psychosocial stress antedating the shoplifting behaviour was a significant finding. …
Authors
Bradford J; Balmaceda R
Journal
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 248–254
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
June 1983
DOI
10.1177/070674378302800402
ISSN
0706-7437