A biologically derived, psychometric model for understanding, predicting and treating tendencies toward future violence

American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 35-50

  Nussbaum, David ^a   Saint Cyr, Jean ^a,b,c   Bell, Erica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Dept of Anatomy and Cell Biology ^*

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; OXYGEN 15;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CASE REPORT; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OFFENDER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDATION; PROVOCATION; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030778916     PISSN: 01631942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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