Sleep apnea as a possible factor contributing to aggression in sex offenders

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1178-1181

  Booth, Bradley D ^a,b   Paul Fedoroff, J ^a,c   Curry, Susan D ^c   Douglass, Alan B ^a  

^a ROYAL OTTAWA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Forensic psychiatry; Forensic science; Hostility; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sex offenders; Sleep medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL CRIME; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX OFFENSES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 33749001706     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00221.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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