Impulsivity and psychopathy: Associations between the Barrett Impulsivity Scale and the Psychopathy Checklist revised

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 414-417

  Snowden, Robert J ^a   Gray, Nicola S ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barrett Impulsivity Scale (BIS 11); Impulsivity; Psychopaths; Psychopathy Checklist revised (PCL R)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARSON; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BARRETT IMPULSIVITY SCALE; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PEDOPHILIA; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST REVISED; RAPE; SELF REPORT; THEFT; THINKING;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; CHECKLIST; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954610154     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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