Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Violent Criminality: A Sibling Control Study

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2707-2716

  Lundström, Sebastian ^a,b   Forsman, Mats ^c   Larsson, Henrik ^c   Kerekes, Nora ^a,b   Serlachius, Eva ^c   Långström, Niklas ^b,c   Lichtenstein, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Albireo R and D   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism spectrum disorders; Criminality; Familial confounding; Neurodevelopmental disorders

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARSON; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; RAPE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEXUAL COERCION; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SIBLING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TIC; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CRIME; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SIBLINGS; TIC DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84910148902     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1873-0     Document Type: Article

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