Behavioral measures of impulsivity and the law

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 691-707

  Mathias, Charles W ^a   Marsh Richard, Dawn M ^a   Dougherty, Donald M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONDUCT DISORDER; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PERSONALITY TESTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TEXAS;

EID: 58149456892     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.841     Document Type: Article

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