Anger and assaultiveness of male forensic patients with developmental disabilities: Links to volatile parents

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 380-393

  Novaco, Raymond W ^a   Taylor, John L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anger; Developmental disabilities; Hospital patients; Parental violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMOTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLIGENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; AROUSAL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EXPRESSED EMOTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PARENTING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRISONERS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 47949107934     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20254     Document Type: Article

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