Brain Abnormalities and Violent Behavior

Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 57-64

  Aigner, Martin ^a,b   Eher, Reinhard ^a,b   Fruehwald, S ^a,b   Frottier, Patrick ^a,b   Gutierrez Lobos, K ^a,b   Dwyer, S Margretta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Justizanstalt Wien Mittersteig   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain anomalies; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Sex offender; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247637523     PISSN: 08907064     EISSN: 15408698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J056v11n03_06     Document Type: Article

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