Psychopathy, adaptation, and disorder

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue MAR, 2013, Pages

  Krupp, Daniel Brian ^a   Sewall, Lindsay A ^b   Lalumière, Martin L ^c   Sheriff, Craig ^d   Harris, Grant T ^e  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d Tulloch Mapping Solutions   (Canada)

^e Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Inclusive fitness theory; Mental disorder; Psychopathy; Social evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878809269     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00139     Document Type: Article

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