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James Higgins Schizophrenia • Aff ective disorder • Antisocial personality disorder • Neurotic disorders • Learning disability • Organic states • Substance misuse • Special syndromes  • Minority groups The relationship between psychiatric disorder and criminal behaviour is  far from straightforward. Few psychiatric patients are offenders, and few offenders have a psychiatric disorder (Gunn, 1977a). The relationship may be examined in two ways. Firstly, we can look at offences and offenders, and ask what psychiatric pathology can be observed in…

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  Erica G. Hepper  University of Surrey   Claire M. Hart  University of Southampton   Rosie Meek  Royal Holloway, University of London   Sylwia Z. Cisek                      Constantine Sedikides University of Southampton Correspondence should be addressed to Erica G. Hepper, School of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom, E.Hepper@surrey.ac.uk. The authors thank Elizabeth Lowe, Chloe Lavington, Beverly Lau, Stacey Rodd, Sonja Edwards, and Chloe Snowdon for assistance with data collection.       Abstract Understanding the individual factors…

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Emergent Adulthood: A 20-Year Longitudinal Study Kevin S. Carlson and Per F. Gjerde Author information ► Copyright and License information ► See other articles in PMC that cite the published article. Abstract This prospective study examined relations between preschool personality attributes and narcissism during adolescence and emerging adulthood. We created five a priori preschool scales anticipated to foretell future narcissism. Independent assessors evaluated the participants’ personality at ages 14, 18, and 23. Based upon these evaluations, we generated observer-based narcissism…

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Randy A. Sansone, MD and Lori A. Sansone, MD Author information ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Obesity is a significant health problem in the United States. Therefore, it is extremely important to understand potential clinical associations with obesity, including personality pathology. From studies of personality disorders in other types of eating pathology, it appears that restrictive personality disorders (e.g., obsessive-compulsive disorder) are associated with restrictive eating pathology (e.g.,…

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Pathways From Childhood Conduct Problems to Adult Criminality Tiffany L. PankoRochester Institute of Technology This paper focuses on childhood conduct disorder, attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity and antisocial personality and how they act as factors in predicting a child’s future criminal activity. An overview on the disorders is provided, looking into their characteristics, causality, and relationship to crime to provide a complete understanding of the diagnoses. The difference between young girls and boys and their criminal behavior is…

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  Associate Professor Ian Lambie Literature search Ariana Krynen, Sarah Miers Date Draft Report Completed 9 November 2015 Date Final Report Completed 13 June 2016   Important Note:   The purpose of this brief report is to summarise the evidence for an association between childhood sexual abuse and the development of borderline personality disorder. It is not intended to replace clinical judgement, or be used as a clinical A reasonable attempt has been made to find and review papers relevant…

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Predictors of antisocial personality Continuities from childhood to adult life Emily Simonoff, James Elander, Janet Holmshaw, Andrew Pickles, Robin Murray, Michael Rutter The British Journal of Psychiatry Jan 2004, 184 (2) 118-127; DOI: 10.1192/bjp.184.2.118 Abstract Background Antisocial behaviour in adult life has its roots in childhood. Aims To explore the independent and joint effects of childhood characteristics on the persistence of antisocial behaviour into adult life. Method A clinical sample of twins who were systematically ascertained in childhood was followed…

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Naomi A. Fineberg 1   2   3   , Samar Reghunandanan 1   , Sangeetha Kolli 1   , Murad Atmaca 4   Highly Specialized Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders Service, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City – UK Postgraduate Medical School, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield – UK University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge – UK Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Firat (Euphrates) University, Elazig – Turkey ABSTRACT Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is…

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      Wesleyan University                                                                        The Honors College Decision Making Skills Among Individuals with Disorders of Affect Regulation by Chelsea Kendall Osterman Class of 2011 A thesis submitted to the faculty of Wesleyan University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Departmental Honors in Psychology   Acknowledgements   I would like to thank my wonderful advisor, Professor Andrea Patalano, for her tremendous amount of support throughout this entire process. She read through countless…

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