Characteristics of male autistic spectrum patients in low security: Are they different from non-autistic low secure patients?

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 24-32

  Haw, Camilla ^a,b   Radley, Jane ^a   Cooke, Louise ^a  

^a ST ANDREW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger; Autism; Forensic psychiatry; Inpatients; Institutional care; Intellectual disabilities; Offending behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901392026     PISSN: 20508824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JIDOB-03-2013-0006     Document Type: Article

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