Classification of severe male juvenile offenders using the MACI clinical and personality scales

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-102

  Taylor, Jeanette ^a   Kemper, Therese Skubic ^a   Loney, Bryan R ^a   Kistner, Janet A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 32344437388     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp3501_8     Document Type: Article

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