Assessing the prevalence of intellectual disability among young male prisoners

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 397-410

  Herrington, Victoria ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intellectual disability; Learning disability; Prevalence; Prisoners; Young offenders

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; KAUFMAN BRIEF INTELLIGENCE TEST; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CRIME; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL RETARDATION; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449183397     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2008.01150.x     Document Type: Article

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