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Developmental Disorders
Researchers from Bispebjerg Hospital report on findings in developmental disorders
April 26th, 2008
"The prevalence and pattern of criminal behaviour in a population of 313 former child psychiatric in-patients with pervasive developmental disorders were studied. The patients were divided into three subgroups and compared with 933 matched controls from the general population," scientists writing in the International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology report. "Age at follow-up was between 25 years and 59 years. An account of convictions in the nationwide Danish Register of Criminality was used as a measure of criminal behaviour. Among 113 cases with childhood autism, .9% had been convicted. In atypical autism (n = 86) and Asperger's syndrome...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-04-26)
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