Neurobiological factors as predictors of cognitive-behavioral therapy outcome in individuals with antisocial behavior: A review of the literature

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1279-1296

  Cornet, Liza J M ^a,b   De Kogel, Catharina H ^b   Nijman, Henk L I ^c,d   Raine, Adrian ^e   Van Der Laan, Peter H ^a,f  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

^b Ministry of Security and Justice   (Netherlands)

^c Altrecht   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

antisocial behavior; cognitive behavioral therapy; neurobiology

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; AROUSAL; BLOOD; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; AROUSAL; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FRONTAL LOBE; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84909959631     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X13494694     Document Type: Article

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