PCL-R Psychopathy and its relation to DSM axis I and II disoders in a sample of male forensic patients in a belgian security hospital

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 205-214

  Pham, Thierry H ^a,b   Saloppé, Xavier ^a  

^a Centre de Recherche en Defense Sociale   (Belgium)

^b University UMONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Forensic patients; Major mental disorder; PCL R; Personality disorder; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859548111     PISSN: 14999013     EISSN: 19329903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14999013.2010.517255     Document Type: Article

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