Early environmental predictors of the affective and interpersonal constructs of psychopathy

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-21

  Daversa, Maria T ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective deficits; Amygdala; Childhood maltreatment; Etiology; Psychopathy; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AFFECT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INFANT; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOPATHY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS;

AFFECT; AMYGDALA; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 76649091629     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X08328754     Document Type: Article

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