Selective Attention and Executive Functions Deficits among Criminal Psychopaths

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 393-405

  Pham, Thierry H ^a,b,f   Vanderstukken, O ^c   Philippot, P ^d   Vanderlinden, M ^e  

^a Institut Philippe Pinel de Montreal   (Canada)

^b Security Hospital   (Belgium)

^c SMPR de Loos   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^f Forensic Hospital   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attention; Executive function; Neuropsychology; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442429639     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.10051     Document Type: Article

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