Correlates of adjudicative competence among psychiatrically impaired juveniles

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 299-309

  Warren, Janet I ^a   Aaron, Jeff ^a   Ryan, Eileen ^b   Chauhan, Preeti ^a   DuVal, Jeanette ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c Virginia Department of Mental Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; COURT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; IMMATURITY; INTELLIGENCE TEST; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0141963374     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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