Short-term stability of psychopathic traits in adolescent offenders

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 595-605

  Lee, Zina ^a   Klaver, Jessica R ^b   Hart, Stephen D ^c   Moretti, Marlene M ^c   Douglas, Kevin S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center   (United States)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIMINALS; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77951653317     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374410903103536     Document Type: Article

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