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XYY Individuals in a Special School

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

D. F. Clark  and
A. W. Johnston
D. F. Clark
Affiliation:
Ladysbridge Hospital, Banff, AB4 2JS; and University of Aberdeen
A. W. Johnston
Affiliation:
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB9 2ZB; and University of Aberdeen
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The steady stream of publications on the XYY syndrome, including recent papers by Christensen and Nielsen (1973) and a comprehensive review by Hook (1973), demonstrates clearly that confirmation or refutation of the relationship in this syndrome between dull intelligence, even mental deficiency, and impulsive or delinquent behaviour requires further evidence. In an attempt to supply such evidence this report presents psychological and anthropometric information about five XYY subjects detected from amongst attenders at the Special School in the city of Aberdeen.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 125 , Issue 587 , October 1974 , pp. 390 - 396
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1974 

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