The prevalence of mental disorders in a German sample of male incarcerated juvenile offenders

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 211-227

  Köhler, Denis ^a   Heinzen, Hanna ^b   Hinrichs, Günter ^b   Huchzermeier, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b Zentrum fur Integrative Psychiatrie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Incarcerated juvenile offenders; Mental disorders; Personality disorders; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; GERMANY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62249119938     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X07312950     Document Type: Article

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