Assessment of dyslexia in a group of male offenders with immigrant backgrounds undergoing a forensic psychiatric investigation

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-22

  Selenius, Heidi ^a   Dåderman, Anna M ^a   Meurling, Ann Wirsén ^a   Levander, Sten ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Discrepancy; Dyslexia; Forensic psychiatric investigation; Help with legal procedure; Immigrant background; Reading and writing tests

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOCUMENTATION; DYSLEXIA; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OFFENDER; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; READING; SWEDEN; WRITING;

EID: 33645636943     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940500259952     Document Type: Article

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