Screening for learning disability in an adolescent forensic population

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 371-381

  Ford, Greta ^a,b   Andrews, Ruth ^a,b   Booth, Anne ^c   Dibdin, Jamie ^d   Hardingham, Samantha ^a,b   Kelly, Thomas ^e  

^a Forensic Services Children and Young People's Division   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c Northumberland Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d East Newcastle CAMHS Team ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e Newcastle Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Assessment; Cognitive; Learning disability; Offender; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HAYES ABILITY SCREENING INDEX; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALE; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

EID: 48549104956     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940802120944     Document Type: Article

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