Psychotherapy of psychopathic disorders

The International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law: Diagnosis and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 449-466

  McGauley, Gill ^a   Adshead, Gwen ^a   Sarkar, Sameer P ^a  

^a BROADMOOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antisocial behaviors and prosocial attitudes; Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT); Narcissistic personality disorder; Personality disorder and offending behavior; Predator mode

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889490511     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470516157.ch26     Document Type: Chapter

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