Psychopathy in adolescent offenders: An item response theory study of the antisocial process screening device-self report and the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version

Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 101-120

  Dillard, Crystal L ^a   Salekin, Randall T ^b   Barker, Edward D ^c   Grimes, Ross D ^d  

^a Children's of Alabama   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; APSD; IRT; PCL:YV; psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHECKLIST; CRIMINALS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84876141510     PISSN: 19492715     EISSN: 19492723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028439     Document Type: Article

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