Cold-blooded and on purpose: A review of the biology of proactive aggression

KD Belfry, NJ Kolla - Brain sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Proactive aggression (PA) is a planned and unprovoked form of aggression that is most
often enacted for personal gain or in anticipation of a reward. Frequently described as “cold …

Emotion regulation, mindfulness, and alexithymia: Specific or general impairments in sexual, violent, and homicide offenders?

SM Gillespie, C Garofalo, P Velotti - Journal of Criminal Justice, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose Problems in emotional functioning have been identified as a risk factor for both
sexual and violent offending, yet the precise pattern of impairment in emotional functioning …

The implications of frontotemporal dementia for brain dysfunction in psychopathy

MF Mendez - Biological Psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding how psychopathy compares with brain disease can help clarify its underlying
mechanisms. This literature review is a broad overview of the neurobiology of psychopathic …

Psychometric validation of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF) in a Danish clinical sample

MT Kongerslev, B Bach, G Rossi, AM Trauelsen… - Child abuse & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire–Short Form (CTQ-SF) is a
widely utilized self-report instrument in the assessment and characterization of childhood …

The relation between aggression and theory of mind in children: A meta‐analysis

Y Wang, S Shang, W Xie, S Hong, Z Liu… - Developmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Previous findings on the association between theory of mind (ToM) and aggression in
children are mixed. The social skills deficit view regarded ToM as a single‐edged sword and …

Neural processing of social exclusion in individuals with psychopathic traits: Links to anger and aggression

GM Brennan, MJ Crowley, J Wu, LC Mayes… - Psychiatry …, 2018 - Elsevier
Psychopathy is a cluster of personality traits associated with high rates of aggression. While
research on psychopathic traits largely focuses on neurobiological factors implicated in …

Mentalization-based group therapy for adolescents with avoidant personality disorder: adaptations and findings from a practice-based pilot evaluation

S Bo, A Bateman, MT Kongerslev - Journal of Infant, Child, and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) is amongst the most severe personality disorders
(PDs) and associated with a marked reduction in social functioning. However, AVPD …

Emotion recognition profiles in clusters of youth based on levels of callous-unemotional traits and reactive and proactive aggression

R Kleine Deters, J Naaijen, NE Holz… - European Child & …, 2023 - Springer
Youth with disruptive behavior showing high callous-unemotional (CU) traits and proactive
aggression are often assumed to exhibit distinct impairments in emotion recognition from …

Pathways to antisocial behavior: a framework to improve diagnostics and tailor therapeutic interventions

B De Wit-De Visser, M Rijckmans, JK Vermunt… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD), and antisocial behavior (ASB) in general, is
associated with significant impact on individuals themselves, their environment, and society …

Brain anatomy in boys with conduct disorder: Differences among aggression subtypes

Y Jiang, Y Gao, D Dong, X Sun, W Situ… - Child Psychiatry & Human …, 2024 - Springer
Aggression is a core feature of conduct disorder (CD), but the motivation, execution of
aggression may vary. A deeper understanding of the neural substrates of aggressive …