Acquired sociopathy: A neuropsychological study of executive dysfunction in violent offenders

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 367-387

  Broomhall, Luke ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Department of Correctional Services ^*  (Australia)

^c Adelaide Radiotherapy Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MANAGER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OFFENDER; SOCIOPATHY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIOLENCE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

EID: 33645452145     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/pplt.12.2.367     Document Type: Article

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