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Direct linkBeaver, Kevin M.; Nedelec, Joseph L.; Rowland, Meghan W.; Schwartz, Joseph A. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2012
A great deal of research has examined the etiology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and ADHD symptomatologies. Genetic factors are consistently shown to explain a significant proportion of variance in measures of ADHD. The current study adds to this body of research by examining whether genetic liabilities for criminality and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Genetics, Etiology, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Peer reviewedWalsh, Thomas C. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1997
Examines the incidence of psychopathy among an alcoholic-offender population (N=128) and compares psychopathic and non-psychopathic alcoholics in relation to childhood history, demographics, alcohol dependence, violence, and suicide. Results indicate that 20% of offenders could be classified as psychopaths. These persons were more alcohol…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior
Peer reviewedSigurdsson, Jon F.; Gudjonsson, Gisli H. – Journal of Adolescence, 1996
Investigates whether personality tests can differentiate between alcohol and drug users among juvenile offenders. Subjects were 108 Icelandic juvenile offenders who had been given conditional discharge, who received the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) and Gough Socialisation Scale (GSS). Drug and alcohol users scored significantly lower…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Crime
