A systematic review of primary and secondary callous-unemotional traits and psychopathy variants in youth
Two variants of callous-unemotional (CU) traits and psychopathy have been proposed,
referred to as primary and secondary. Whereas primary variants are thought to be …
referred to as primary and secondary. Whereas primary variants are thought to be …
Cognitive and neurobiological mechanisms of alcohol-related aggression
Alcohol-related violence is a serious and common social problem. Moreover, violent
behaviour is much more common in alcohol-dependent individuals. Animal experiments and …
behaviour is much more common in alcohol-dependent individuals. Animal experiments and …
Psychopaths know right from wrong but don't care
Adult psychopaths have deficits in emotional processing and inhibitory control, engage in
morally inappropriate behavior, and generally fail to distinguish moral from conventional …
morally inappropriate behavior, and generally fail to distinguish moral from conventional …
Meta-analysis of fMRI studies of disruptive behavior disorders
Objective: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies in conduct disorder and in
oppositional defiant disorder have shown inconsistencies. The aim of this meta-analysis of …
oppositional defiant disorder have shown inconsistencies. The aim of this meta-analysis of …
Psychopathy is the unified theory of crime
M DeLisi - Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Psychopathy is an important clinical construct that has been studied for more than 200 years
and has exploded in recent years as a guiding explanatory concept for a range of antisocial …
and has exploded in recent years as a guiding explanatory concept for a range of antisocial …
Peripuberty stress leads to abnormal aggression, altered amygdala and orbitofrontal reactivity and increased prefrontal MAOA gene expression
Although adverse early life experiences have been found to increase lifetime risk to develop
violent behaviors, the neurobiological mechanisms underlying these long-term effects …
violent behaviors, the neurobiological mechanisms underlying these long-term effects …
Extending the construct of psychopathy to youth: Implications for understanding, diagnosing, and treating antisocial children and adolescents
PJ Frick - The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper reviews several attempts to extend the construct of psychopathy to children and
adolescents. The research suggests that the presence of callous-unemotional (CU) traits …
adolescents. The research suggests that the presence of callous-unemotional (CU) traits …
A model of differential amygdala activation in psychopathy.
This article introduces a novel hypothesis regarding amygdala function in psychopathy. The
first part of this article introduces the concept of psychopathy and describes the main …
first part of this article introduces the concept of psychopathy and describes the main …
Neurofunctional abnormalities in antisocial spectrum: A meta-analysis of fMRI studies on Five distinct neurocognitive research domains
Past functional magnetic resonance imaging on antisocial subjects have shown important
inconsistencies and methodological problems (eg heterogeneity in fMRI tasks domain, small …
inconsistencies and methodological problems (eg heterogeneity in fMRI tasks domain, small …
Impaired integration in psychopathy: A unified theory of psychopathic dysfunction.
This article introduces a novel theoretical framework for psychopathy that bridges dominant
affective and cognitive models. According to the proposed impaired integration (II) …
affective and cognitive models. According to the proposed impaired integration (II) …