Personality disorder, temperament, and childhood adversity: Findings from a cohort of prisoners in England and Wales

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 460-483

  Roberts, Amanda ^a   Yang, Min ^b   Zhang, Tianqiang ^b   Coid, Jeremy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse childhood experiences; Childhood temperament; Personality disorder; Prisoners; Victimisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; RISK FACTOR; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TEMPERAMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VICTIM;

EID: 55349099494     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940801936597     Document Type: Article

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