Psychopathic traits and offender characteristics - A nationwide consecutive sample of homicidal male adolescents

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Lindberg, Nina ^a,d   Laajasalo, Taina ^b   Holi, Matti ^c   Putkonen, Hanna ^d   Weizmann Henelius, Ghitta ^d   Häkkänen Nyholm, Helinä ^b,e  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Kellokoski Hospital   (Finland)

^d VANHA VAASA HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e National Bureau of Investigation Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FAMILY HISTORY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FOSTER CARE; HARE PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST REVISED; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME; FAMILY; FINLAND; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIME; FAMILY; FINLAND; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 66449100902     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-9-18     Document Type: Article

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