Self-reported trauma, cortisol levels, and aggression in psychopathic and non-psychopathic prison inmates

Biological Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-86

  Cima, Maaike ^a   Smeets, Tom ^a   Jelicic, Marko ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cortisol; Psychopathy; Self reported trauma

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; HUMAN; NEGLECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD ABUSE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRISONERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 41149143025     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2007.12.011     Document Type: Article

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