The presence of low IQ and mental retardation among murder defendants referred for pretrial evaluation

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 678-682

  Dwyer, R Gregg ^a,b   Frierson, Richard L ^b  

^a 15 Medical Park ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Death penalty; Forensic psychiatry; Forensic science; Mental retardation; Murder defendants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AXIS I COGNITIVE DEFECT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENDANT; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; PUNISHMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DATABASES; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH CAROLINA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33646719704     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00115.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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