Emotional deficits in psychopathy and sexual sadism: Implications for violent and sadistic behavior

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 904-922

  Kirsch, Laura G ^a   Becker, Judith V ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMPATHY; HUMAN; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHOPATHY; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; SADISM; VIOLENCE;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMPATHY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SADISM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 35349007375     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2007.01.011     Document Type: Review

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