Predicting recidivism in delinquent adolescents from psychological and psychiatric assessment
Vermeiren R, Schwab-Stone M, Ruchkin V, De Clippele A, Deboutte D. Predicting recidivism in delinquent adolescents from psychological and psychiatric assessment. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2002, 43: 142-149. PMID: 11893993, DOI: 10.1053/comp.2002.30809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelinquent adolescentsPsychological assessmentLower verbal IQStandard intelligence testsPredictors of recidivismMale juvenile delinquentsDevelopment of preventionVerbal IQIntellectual functioningIntelligence testsPsychological characteristicsConduct disorderJuvenile delinquentsFuture offendingRecidivismAdolescentsFuture researchSemistructured interviewsCurrent studyDelinquentsPsychiatric disordersSpecific aspectsPsychiatric assessmentPsychiatric diagnosisLong-term relationships