Psychopathy (PCL-R) in a forensic psychiatric sample of homicide offenders: Some reliability issues

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-135

  Laurell, Jenny ^a   Dåderman, Anna Maria ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Homicide offenders; Psychopathy (PCL R); Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OFFENDER; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOPATHY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIME; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33847287200     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2004.08.011     Document Type: Article

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