Child and adolescent psychopathy: Like a painting by monet

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-255

  Salekin, Randall T ^a   Rosenbaum, Jill ^a   Lee, Zina ^a   Lester, Whitney S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Impressionist paintings; Monet; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949106824     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: 15569330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204009333832     Document Type: Review

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