Facets of psychopathy among mentally disordered offenders: Clinical comorbidity patterns and prediction of violent and criminal behavior

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 279-284

  Wallinius, Märta ^a   Nilsson, Thomas ^b   Hofvander, Björn ^a   Anckarsäter, Henrik ^a,b   Stålenheim, Gunilla ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antisocial personality disorder; Forensic psychiatry; Psychopathic personality; Risk assessment; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DSM-IV; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOPATHY; RECIDIVISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CRIME; CRIMINALS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84868158939     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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