Psychopathy: Theory, measurement, and treatment

Trauma, Violence, and Abuse

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 155-174

  Vien, Anh ^a   Beech, Anthony R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Measurement; Psychopathy; The Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL R); Theory; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CRIME; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPATHY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIME; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34548434996     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: 15528324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838006288929     Document Type: Article

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