Executive functioning and the two-factor model of psychopathy: No differential relation?

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 124-140

  Mol, Bart ^a   Van Den Bos, Pancras ^a   Derks, Youri ^a   Egger, Jos ^a,b,c  

^a Pompe Foundation   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c VINCENT VAN GOGH INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Executive functioning; Forensic neuropsychology; Psychopathy; Psychopathy Check List Revised; Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PSYCHOPATHY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149149468     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450802324861     Document Type: Article

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