Psychopathy, PCL-R, and MAOA genotype as predictors of violent reconvictions

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 382-386

  Tikkanen, Roope ^a   Auvinen Lintunen, Laura ^a   Ducci, Francesca ^b   Sjöberg, Rickard L ^c,d,e   Goldman, David ^c   Tiihonen, Jari ^f,g,h   Ojansuu, Ilkka ^a   Virkkunen, Matti ^a,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^g KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^h NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

ⁱ Kellokoski Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Antisocial personality disorder; Borderline personality disorder; Monoamine oxidase; Personality inventory; Psychopathology; Violent crimes

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NARCISSISM; OFFENDER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST; RECIDIVISM; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHECKLIST; FINLAND; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251596128     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.08.026     Document Type: Article

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