Traumatic experiences in childhood and psychopathy: a study on a sample of violent offenders from Italy

Background: The link between early traumatic experiences of abuse/neglect and criminal behaviour has been widely demonstrated. Less is known, however, about the relationship between these experiences and the development of psychopathic personality. Objective: This study investigated childhood relati...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Craparo, Adriano Schimmenti, Vincenzo Caretti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013-12-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
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Online Access:http://www.ejpt.net/index.php/ejpt/article/download/21471/pdf_1