Citation

Miyaguchi K, Matsuura N, Shirataki S, Maeda K. Child. Youth Serv. Rev. 2012; 34(9): 1762-1768.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.05.013

PMID

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Abstract

This study evaluated the effectiveness of cognitive training for juvenile delinquents (CTD) with intellectual disabilities (ID)/borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) admitted to a residential service. The participants were assigned to either a CTD group (n = 12) or a waiting list control group (n = 12). The CTD was conducted for 16 weeks, and both groups took part in pre-, post-, and follow-up testing. Compared to the control group, the CTD group demonstrated significant improvements in cognitive functions, and these improvements were maintained at 3-month follow-up. These results suggest that juvenile delinquents with ID/BIF are responsive to cognitive training and that their ID/BIF was related to external factors such as a negative environment with stimulus deprivation and failure to obtain adequate special educational services. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. KW: Juvenile justice; Juvenile delinquency;

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