Youth with psychopathy features are not a discrete class: A taxometric analysis

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 714-723

  Murrie, Daniel C ^a   Marcus, David K ^b   Douglas, Kevin S ^c   Lee, Zina ^d   Salekin, Randall T ^d   Vincent, Gina ^e  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisocial; Callous unemotional; Conduct disorder; Dimensional; Juvenile psychopathy; Psychopathy; Taxometric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOPATHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PRISONERS;

EID: 34250843318     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01734.x     Document Type: Article

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