Psychiatry Research
Volume 153, Issue 2 , Pages 195-198 , 31 October 2007

Age at onset of substance abuse: A crucial covariate of psychopathic traits and aggression in adult offenders

  • Christina Gustavson

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
    • ,
  • Ola Ståhlberg

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
    • The National Board of Institutional Care, Sweden
    • ,
  • Anna-Kari Sjödin

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
    • Department of Forensic Psychiatry in Göteborg, The National Board of Forensic Medicine, Sweden
    • ,
  • Anders Forsman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Psychiatry in Göteborg, The National Board of Forensic Medicine, Sweden
    • Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Göteborg University, Sweden
    • ,
  • Thomas Nilsson

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
    • Department of Forensic Psychiatry in Göteborg, The National Board of Forensic Medicine, Sweden
    • ,
  • Henrik Anckarsäter

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Forensic Psychiatric Clinic, Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, Sege Park 8A, 205 02 MALMÖ, Sweden. Tel.: +46 40 33 40 31; fax: +46 40 33 41 27.

Received 10 March 2006 ,Revised 8 August 2006 ,Accepted 16 December 2006.

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PII: S0165-1781(06)00408-2

doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2006.12.020

Psychiatry Research
Volume 153, Issue 2 , Pages 195-198 , 31 October 2007

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