Faculty Articles
Identification of Neuropsychological Subtypes in a Sample of Delinquent Adolescents.
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Psychiatric Research
ISSN
0022-3956
Publication Date
4-2000
Abstract
Although research has long recognized a relationship between neurological dysfunction and delinquency, the nature of this relationship is unclear. Based on the theory that there may be clusters of delinquents with different types of neurological dysfunction which contribute to the delinquency in different ways, the present research attempted to identify these subtypes using neuropsychological testing. Seventy-seven such adolescents were administered the full Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery-III (LNNB-III) and a battery of assessments measuring behavioral functioning and substance use. A Hierarchical Cluster Analysis yielded four identifiable neuropsychological clusters: Verbal/Left-Hemispheric Deficits, Subcortical-Frontal Deficits, Mild-Verbal Deficits, and Normals. The distinctiveness of these subtypes was confirmed by univariate analyses. Results further indicated that the number of LNNB scales that were in the abnormal range differed per subtype, with each subtype differing significantly from one another. These neuropsychological subtypes were found to be associated with specific psychological and behavioral problems.
DOI
10.1016/S0022-3956(00)00002-9
Volume
34
Issue
2
First Page
129
Last Page
132
NSUWorks Citation
Teichner, G.,
Golden, C. J.,
Crum, T. A.,
Azrin, N. H.,
Donohue, B.,
Van Hasselt, V. B.
(2000). Identification of Neuropsychological Subtypes in a Sample of Delinquent Adolescents.. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 34(2), 129-132.
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