Psychopathy and behavioral correlates of victim injury in serious juvenile offenders

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 537-544

  Vitacco, Michael J ^a   Caldwell, Michael F ^a   Van Rybroek, Gregory J ^a   Gabel, Jason ^a  

^a Mendota Mental Health Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent violence; Psychopathy; Victim injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; CRIME; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; STATISTICS; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; CRIME; CRIME VICTIMS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE;

EID: 35948970997     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20211     Document Type: Article

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