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BOIS-MAISON CENTER AT VAUHALLAN, FRANCE - AN ANALYSIS OF ITS POPULATION OF DIFFICULT ADOLESCENTS

NCJ Number
30322
Journal
ANNALES DE VAUCRESSON Issue: 10 Dated: (1972) Pages: 131-223
Author(s)
Y ROUMAJON; C CHIROL; M GUERIN
Date Published
1972
Length
94 pages
Annotation
STATISTICAL STUDY OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND DELINQUENT CHARACTERISTICS OF 70 PSYCHOPATHIC AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY DISTURBED ADOLESCENTS WITH A PATTERN OF INSITUTIONALIZATION IN PRISON AND PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL.
Abstract
INCLUDED ARE DATA ON HEALTH IN EARLY CHILDHOOD, FAMILY LIFE AND DIFFICULTIES, AND SCHOOL PROBLEMS. THE STUDY DISTINGUISHED BETWEEN SUBJECTS FROM SOCIALLY DEFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THE ADOLESCENT WAS THE MOST DISTURBED MEMBER OF A MALADAPTED FAMILY, AND SUBJECTS FROM NORMAL SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THE ADOLESCENT WAS THE ONLY SICK MEMBER. DIFFERENT DIAGNOSES AND SOCIAL THERAPIES ARE DESCRIBED FOR THE TWO GROUPS. --IN FRENCH, SUMMARY IN ENGLISH