The purpose of this chapter is to review what is currently known about the conceptualization
and assessment of psychopathy in childhood, and to offer perspective on where …

The purpose of this chapter is fourfold. First, differences between psychopathy and the
disruptive behavior disorders of DSM-IV are delineated. This section places an emphasis on …

Child psychopathy, without a doubt, has emerged as an important clinical construct. This has
been evidenced by the burst of research on the topic, as well as information gleaned from …

In the last several decades, extensive research efforts have identified risk factors and
etiological pathways associated with the development and persistence of youth conduct …

These notable scholars were the first to raise important questions, such as whether
psychopathy exists in youth, how early in development it can be identified, whether the …

Several studies have examined relationships between psychopathic traits and symptoms of
other psychiatric disorders. However, there have been few comprehensive reviews ofthis …

To develop more accurate explanatory and predictive models of child and adolescent
conduct problems, interest has grown in examining psychopathic traits in youth. The …

Researchers should reconsider using the entire psychopathy construct for identifying and
studying the etiology, stability, and prognosis of children and adolescents with a putative …

The study of psychopathic traits in children and youth vastly increased after Forth, Hart, and
Hare published a first paper on the topic in 1990. This state-of-the-art review of psychopathic …

Psychopathy in youth has received increased recognition as a critical clinical construct for
the evaluation and management of troubled adolescents (eg, Frick, PJ (1998). In Cooke, DJ …