Gender differences in symptom patterns will be considered. The literature seems to suggest that DSM-IV criteria for ASPD may lead to an underestimation of the prevalence of the disorder in women due to the requirement of childhood conduct disorder symptoms. The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R...
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Sometimes it’s female psychopaths who partner in crime sprees with their male counterparts. The most notable example of this is Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo, the young Canadian couple who kidnapped and killed several young women, including Karla’s younger sister. They were convicted in 1993...
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in about 1% of the population, making it about as common as schizophrenia. (Estimates for antisocial personality disorder are even higher at 3% for men and 1% for women according to the DSM-IV. Martha Stout, inThe Sociopath Next Door, estimates that 4% - fully 1 in 25 – of the ...
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It is a specific form of personality disorder that comprises a broad range of symptoms. The general course is characterized by onset in childhood and persistence into late adulthood. It can be diagnosed according to criteria in standard nosologies, although specialized psychometric procedures are ...
There is also evidence that the relationship between interpersonal-affective traits and trauma is more positively related in men than in women, though future work should investigate this possibility. Various models can help explain links between psychopathy and trauma, including those involving gene-...
Though the exact neurobiological mechanisms responsible for psychopathy remain unknown, its varied symptoms are frequently ascribed to dysfunction in limbic or paralimbic regions (e.g., Blair, 2007; Kiehl, 2006). For example, limbic structures such as the amygdaloid bodies are considered essential to...