Behavioural and Substance Use Problems in Rural and Urban Delinquent Youths

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 633-636

  Elgar, Frank J ^a,c   Knight, John ^b   Worrall, Graham J ^b   Sherman, Gregory ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c Department of Sociology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Conduct disorder; Juvenile delinquent youths; Rural and urban differences; Substance use; Young offenders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMMUNITY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIOR DISORDER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFENDER; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; RURAL AREA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; YOUNG OFFENDER;

EID: 0242510925     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370304800911     Document Type: Article

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