Psychopathy among prisoners in England and Wales

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 134-141

  Coid, Jeremy ^a   Yang, Min ^a   Ullrich, Simone ^a   Roberts, Amanda ^a   Moran, Paul ^b   Bebbington, Paul ^c   Brugha, Traolach ^d   Jenkins, Rachel ^b   Farrell, Michael ^b   Lewis, Glyn ^e   Singleton, Nicola ^f   Hare, Robert ^g  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^f Drugs Analysis and Research Programme   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Prisoners; Psychopathy; Sampling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DETENTION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARCISSISM; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST REVISED; SCHIZOIDISM; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349263401     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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