Low verbal ability predicts later violence in adolescent boys with serious conduct problems

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 289-297

  Manninen, Marko ^a,c   Lindgren, Maija ^a,c   Huttunen, Matti ^a   Ebeling, Hanna ^b   Moilanen, Irma ^b   Kalska, Hely ^c   Suvisaari, Jaana ^a   Therman, Sebastian ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Criminality; Neuropsychology; Reform school; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSICAL VIOLENCE; PREDICTION; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONDUCT DISORDER; CRIME; CRIMINALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84884514868     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2012.738245     Document Type: Article

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