Psychopathy as a risk factor for violent recidivism: Investigating the psychopathy checklist screening version (PCL:SV) and the comprehensive assessment of psychopathic personality (CAPP) in a forensic psychiatric setting

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 308-315

  Pedersen, Liselotte ^a   Kunz, Camilla ^b   Rasmussen, Kirsten ^c   Elsass, Peter ^d  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b Psykolog Compagniet   (Denmark)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CAPP; PCL:SV; Psychopathy; Violence risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973881263     PISSN: 14999013     EISSN: 19329903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14999013.2010.526681     Document Type: Article

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