Eastern Caribbean family psychology with conduct-disordered adolescents from the Virgin Islands

American Psychologist

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 47-57

  Dudley Grant, G Rita ^a,b  

^a Virgin Islands Behavioral Services   (Virgin Islands (U.S.))

^b NONE   (Virgin Islands (U.S.))

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CONDUCT DISORDER; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDUCT DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES; WEST INDIES;

EID: 0035221166     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.56.1.47     Document Type: Article

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