Gender and psychopathy: An overview of important issues and introduction to the special issue

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 729-741

  Nicholls, Tonia L ^a   Petrila, John ^b  

^a Forensic Psychiatric Hospital   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINOLOGY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GENDER; HUMAN; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOPATHY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; CANADA; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 30544452420     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.677     Document Type: Review

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