Psychopathy and ADHD in Adolescent Male Offenders

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 148-160

  Kaplan, Sebastian G ^a   Cornell, Dewey G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; juvenile offenders; psychopathy; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001189318     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: 15569330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204003262225     Document Type: Article

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