Preliminary data on the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Brazilian male and female juvenile delinquents
The aim of the present investigation was to study the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in a sample of delinquent adolescents of both genders and to compare the prevalence between genders. A total of 116 adolescents (99 males and 17 females) aged 12 to 19 on parole in the State of Rio de Janeiro w...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2004-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000800005 |