Intellectual ability in adolescents with conduct disorder.
A U.K. population of young offenders show the typical deficits in Verbal IQ reported in conduct disordered populations. Performance IQs are generally lower than those of previous studies from the 1970s, raising a question about decline in intellectual ability.
Kennedy
J P
JP
Department of Clinical Psychology, Northern Forensic Mental Health Service for Young People, St Nicholas Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Richardson
G R
GR
Dixon
L
L
Kelly
T P
TP
D000293:Adolescent; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests