Offender characteristics in lethal violence with special reference to antisocial and autistic personality traits

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1081-1091

  Wahlund, Katarina ^a,c   Kristiansson, Marianne ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Dept of Forensic Psychiatry ^*  (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antisocial personality disorder; Autism spectrum disorder; Forensic psychiatry; Lethal violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIMINOLOGY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 33745809497     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260506290289     Document Type: Article

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