Aggressive behavior and measurement of psychopathy in female inmates of German prisons - A preliminary study

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 190-197

  Lehmann, Anja ^a   Ittel, Angela ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Female; Prosocial behavior; Psychopathy; Type and motive of aggression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84859902948     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: 18736386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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