Personality disorder and offending behaviour: Findings from the national survey of male prisoners in England and Wales

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-237

  Roberts, Amanda D L ^a   Coid, Jeremy W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Criminality; Gender; Offending behaviour; Personality disorder; Prisoners

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER; COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARCISSISM; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; PSYCHOPATHY; SCHIZOIDISM; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77951214418     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940903303811     Document Type: Article

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