Intellectual abilities and motivation toward substance abuse treatment in drug-involved offenders: A pilot study in the Belgian criminal justice system

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 277-297

  Vandevelde, Stijn ^a   Broekaert, Eric ^a   Schuyten, Gilberte ^a   Van Hove, Geert ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Criminal offenders; Intellectual abilities; Motivation and readiness for treatment; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTIVATION; PRISON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BELGIUM; CRIMINAL LAW; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRISONERS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 18244383049     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X04270779     Document Type: Article

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