Psychopathy in violent female offenders in Finland

Psychopathology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 213-221

  Weizmann Henelius, Ghitta ^a,b   Viemerö, Vappu ^b   Eronen, Markku ^a  

^a VANHA VAASA HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Psychopathy; Violence; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MARKER; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GUILT; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 5644220079     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080716     Document Type: Article

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