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Effects of comorbid psychopathy on criminal offending and emotion processing in male offenders with antisocial personality disorder.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17100537     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and psychopathy are two syndromes with substantial construct validity. To clarify relations between these syndromes, the authors evaluated 3 possibilities: (a) that ASPD with psychopathy and ASPD without psychopathy reflect a common underlying pathophysiology; (b) that ASPD with psychopathy and ASPD without psychopathy identify 2 distinct syndromes, similar in some respects; and (c) that most correlates of ASPD reflect its comorbidity with psychopathy. Participants were 472 incarcerated European American men who met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (4th ed., American Psychiatric Association, 1994) criteria for ASPD and Psychopathy Checklist criteria for psychopathy, who met the criteria for ASPD but not for psychopathy, or who did not meet diagnostic criteria for either ASPD or psychopathy (controls). Both individuals with ASPD only and those with ASPD and psychopathy were characterized by more criminal activity than were controls. In addition, ASPD with psychopathy was associated with more severe criminal behavior and weaker emotion facilitation than ASPD alone. Group differences in the association between emotion dysfunction and criminal behavior suggest tentatively that ASPD with and ASPD without prominent psychopathic features may be distinct syndromes.
Authors:
David S Kosson; Amanda R Lorenz; Joseph P Newman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of abnormal psychology     Volume:  115     ISSN:  0021-843X     ISO Abbreviation:  J Abnorm Psychol     Publication Date:  2006 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-11-14     Completed Date:  2006-12-28     Revised Date:  2009-11-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0034461     Medline TA:  J Abnorm Psychol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  798-806     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
(c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL 60064, USA. david.kosson@rosalindfranklin.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Antisocial Personality Disorder / diagnosis,  epidemiology*,  psychology
Crime / statistics & numerical data*
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Facial Expression*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Severity of Illness Index
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
MH53041/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; MH57714/MH/NIMH NIH HHS

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