The clinical assessment of psychopathy

Learning Forensic Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 129-152

  Vitacco, Michael J ^a   Neumann, Craig S ^b  

^a Mendota Mental Health Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 77952050843     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203939888     Document Type: Chapter

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