Psychopathy and Axis I psychiatric disorders among criminal offenders: Relationships to impulsive and proactive aggression

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-53

  Swogger, Marc T ^a   Walsh, Zach ^b   Houston, Rebecca J ^c   Cashman Brown, Sarah ^a   Conner, Kenneth R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

^d Canandaigua VA Center of Excellence   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Impulsive aggression; Psychopathology; Psychopathy; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949503446     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20330     Document Type: Article

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