The terrorist with antisocial personality disorder

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-56

  Martens, Willem H J ^a  

^a W Kahn Institute of Theoretical Psychiatry and Neuroscience   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antisocial personality disorder; Terrorism; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; NARCISSISM; NEUROBIOLOGY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOPATHY; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TERRORISM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 3042850659     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J158v04n01_03     Document Type: Article

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