Psychiatry and Psychology

Criminal Behavior

Conduct leading to commission of unlawful acts.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Conduct leading to commission of unlawful acts.

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Synonyms

18 entry terms
  • Criminal Conduct
  • Criminal Intent
  • Criminality
  • Illegal Behavior
  • Illicit Behavior
  • Unlawful Behavior
  • Behavior, Criminal
  • Behavior, Illegal
  • Behavior, Illicit
  • Behavior, Unlawful
  • Conduct, Criminal
  • Criminal Behaviors
  • Criminal Intents
  • Criminalities
  • Illegal Behaviors
  • Illicit Behaviors
  • Intent, Criminal
  • Unlawful Behaviors

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, ethnology, history, physiology.

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History Note

2016

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Previous Indexing

  • Criminal Psychology (1963-2015)

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Tree Number

  1. F01.145.250

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Criminal Behavior. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000066479. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000066479
  2. Criminal Behavior. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9834485