Prevalence of pervasive developmental disorder in juvenile court cases in Japan

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 974-987

  Kumagami, Takashi ^a   Matsuura, Naomi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b Tokyo University and Graduate School of Social Welfare   (Japan)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Criminal behavior; Forensic psychiatry and psychology; Pervasive developmental disorder; Sex offender

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; JAPAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 71549133413     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940903174170     Document Type: Article

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