The Relationship between Psychopathy and Age in a Non-Clinical Community Convenience Sample

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 547-557

  Gill, Duncan J ^a   Crino, Rocco D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

age; non clinical; personality; personality disorders; psychopathy; SRP III; traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866009030     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218719.2011.615810     Document Type: Article

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