Evaluation of a group intervention for convicted arsonists with mild and borderline intellectual disabilities

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 282-293

  Taylor, John L ^a   Thorne, Ian ^c   Robertson, Alison ^b   Avery, Ginny ^c  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Coach Lane Campus ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARSON; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SELF ESTEEM;

ADULT; ANGER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FIRESETTING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INSANITY DEFENSE; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041376537     PISSN: 09579664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbm.506     Document Type: Article

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