Is Kim Jong-il like Saddam Hussein and Adolf Hitler? A personality disorder evaluation

Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 195-202

  Coolidge, Frederick L ^a   Segal, Daniel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolf Hitler; Coolidge Axis II Inventory; Kim Jong il; Personality assessment of dictators; Personality disorders; Saddam Hussein

Indexed keywords

EID: 83055166221     PISSN: 19434472     EISSN: 19434480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19434470903017664     Document Type: Article

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