Assessment of Anger and Aggression in Male Offenders with Developmental Disabilities

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-50

  Novaco, Raymond W ^a   Taylor, John L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; ENGLAND; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PRISONERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 1542405301     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.16.1.42     Document Type: Article

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