Identification of the psychopathic batterer: The clinical, legal, and policy implications

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 403-422

  Huss, Matthew T ^a   Langhinrichsen Rohling, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; BATTERING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; REVIEW;

EID: 0034070692     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-1789(98)00038-X     Document Type: Article

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