Gender differences in psychopathy in a Swedish offender sample

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 837-850

  Strand, Susanne ^a   Belfrage, Henrik ^a,b  

^a Forensic Psychiatric Center   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOPATHY; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRISONERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 30544444089     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.674     Document Type: Article

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