Identifying the cutoff score for the PCL-R scale (psychopathy checklist-revised) in a Brazilian forensic population

Forensic Science International

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Morana, Hilda Clotilde Penteado ^a   Arboleda Flórez, Julio ^b   Câmara, Fernando Portela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c University of Brazil   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antisocial personality disorder; Psychopathy; Psychopathy checklist revised (PCL R); Rorschach test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRIMINOLOGY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOPATHY; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 8444220969     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.03.019     Document Type: Article

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