Psychopathy is a personality disorder characterized by a constellation of affective,
interpersonal, lifestyle and antisocial features whose antecedents can be identified in a …

Few psychological concepts evoke simultaneously as much fascination and
misunderstanding as psychopathic personality, or psychopathy. Typically, individuals with …

Objective: The failure of offenders to complete psychological treatment can pose significant
concerns, including increased risk for recidivism. Although a large literature identifying …

Although the evolution of psychopathy as a formal clinical disorder began more than a
century ago, it is only recently that scientifically sound psychometric procedures for its …

Abstract The Axis II Work Group of the Task Force on DSM–IV has expressed concern that
antisocial personality disorder (APD) criteria are too long and cumbersome and that they …

This influential book provides an innovative framework for understanding and treating
intimate partner violence. Integrating a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives …

Abstract The Psychopathy Checklist (PCL/PCL-R) continues to receive recognition among
clinicians and researchers for its ability to predict violent and nonviolent recidivism. This …

Its controversial past notwithstanding, psychopathy has emerged as one of the most
important clinical constructs in the criminal justice and mental health systems. One reason …

In this article, the author highlights the need for early intervention for chronic offenders. He
reviews evidence suggesting that children who manifest symptoms of hyperactivity …

The present study examined Widiger and Lynam's (1998) hypothesis that psychopathy can
be represented using the Five Factor Model (FFM) of personality. Participants in the study …