Personality mediators of psychopathy and substance dependence in male offenders

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 947-955

  Hopley, Anthony A B ^a   Brunelle, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Impulsivity; Offenders; Personality; Psychopathy; Substance dependence

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTROVERSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE OFFENDER; OFFENDER; OPIATE ADDICTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIMINALS; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW BRUNSWICK; PRISONERS; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REWARD; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861226542     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.03.031     Document Type: Article

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