Subtypes of psychopathy: Proposed differences between narcissistic, borderline, sadistic, and antisocial psychopaths

Psychiatric Quarterly

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-29

  Murphy, Carolyn ^a   Vess, James ^a  

^a Atascadero State Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Borderline; Narcissism; Psychopathy; Sadism

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOPATHY; REVIEW; SADISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CALIFORNIA; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; MALE; MMPI; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; SADISM;

EID: 0037672762     PISSN: 00332720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021137521142     Document Type: Review

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