The Voice DISC-IV With Incarcerated Male Youths: Prevalence of Disorder.
Objectives: (1) To accurately assess rate of psychiatric disorder in incarcerated juveniles, and (2) to examine the feasibility of using a self-administered, comprehensive structured psychiatric assessment with those youths. Method: In 1999-2000, 292 recently admitted males in secure placement with...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 314 - 322 |
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Elsevier Science
March 2002
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