Clinical neuropsychiatric symptoms in perpetrators of severe crimes against persons

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 246-252

  Söderström Anckarsäter, Henrik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ADHD; Aggression; Autism; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPULSION; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMPATHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFENDER; ONSET AGE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOPATHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIC; VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRIME; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VIOLENCE;

EID: 27944509641     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480500213709     Document Type: Article

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