Cool and hot executive function impairments in violent offenders with antisocial personality disorder with and without psychopathy.

Impairments in executive function characterize offenders with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and offenders with psychopathy. However, the extent to which those impairments are associated with ASPD, psychopathy, or both is unknown.The present study examined 17 violent offenders with ASPD and...

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Main Authors: Stephane A De Brito, Essi Viding, Veena Kumari, Nigel Blackwood, Sheilagh Hodgins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3688734?pdf=render