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Personality and personality disorders in urban and rural Africa: results from a field trial in Burkina Faso

Personality and personality disorders in urban and rural Africa: results from a field trial in Burkina Faso

Original Research ARTICLE Front. Psychol., 11 March 2013 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00079 Jérôme Rossier1*, Abdoulaye Ouedraogo2, Donatien Dahourou2, Sabrina Verardi1 and Franz Meyer de Stadelhofen1 1University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland 2University of Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso When conducting research in different cultural settings, assessing measurement equivalence is of prime importance to determine if constructs and scores can be compared across groups. Structural equivalence implies that constructs have the same meaning across groups, metric equivalence implies that the metric of the scales remains…

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The relevance of personality traits in impulsivity-related disorders: From substance use disorders and gambling disorder to bulimia nervosa

The relevance of personality traits in impulsivity-related disorders: From substance use disorders and gambling disorder to bulimia nervosa

J Behav Addict. 2017 Sep; 6(3): 396–405. Published online 2017 Aug 24. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.051 PMCID: PMC5700725 PMID: 28838248 Amparo del Pino-Gutiérrez,1,2 Susana Jiménez-Murcia,2,3,4,* Fernando Fernández-Aranda,2,3,4,* Zaida Agüera,2,3 Roser Granero,3,5 Anders Hakansson,6 Ana B. Fagundo,2,3 Ferran Bolao,7 Ana Valdepérez,8 Gemma Mestre-Bach,2,3 Trevor Steward,2,3 Eva Penelo,5 Laura Moragas,2 Neus Aymamí,2 Mónica Gómez-Peña,2 Assumpta Rigol-Cuadras,1 Virginia Martín-Romera,5 and José M. Menchón2,4,9 Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Background and aims…

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The Role of Oxytocin in Antisocial Personality Disorders: A Systematic Review of the Literature

The Role of Oxytocin in Antisocial Personality Disorders: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Front Psychiatry. 2019; 10: 76. Published online 2019 Feb 27. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00076 PMCID: PMC6400857 PMID: 30873049 Trevor Gedeon,1 Joanne Parry,2 and Birgit Völlm3,* Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer Associated Data Supplementary Materials Abstract Background and aims: Antisocial personality disorder is an enduring mental disorder associated with significant disease burden and treatment difficulties. This is apparent within forensic populations. There is growing evidence to suggest that treatment with oxytocin could have some benefit in treating a range of…

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An Overview of the Association between Schizotypy and Dopamine

An Overview of the Association between Schizotypy and Dopamine

Front Psychiatry. 2014; 5: 184. Published online 2014 Dec 19. doi:  10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00184 PMCID: PMC4271513 PMID: 25566103 Christine Mohr1,* and Ulrich Ettinger2,* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Schizotypy refers to a constellation of personality traits that are believed to mirror the subclinical expression of schizophrenia in the general population. Evidence from pharmacological studies indicates that dopamine (DA) is involved in the etiology of…

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Personality Disorders, Types of Violence, and Stress Responses in Female Who Perpetrate Intimate Partner Violence

Personality Disorders, Types of Violence, and Stress Responses in Female Who Perpetrate Intimate Partner Violence

Psychology Vol.4, No.9A1, 5-11 Published Online September 2013 in SciRes (http://www.scirp.org/journal/psych)                                                                    http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/psych.2013.49A1002 Alicia Spidel1, Caroline Greaves2,3, Tonia L. Nicholls2,3, Julie Goldenson4, Donald G. Dutton2 1University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada 2University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 3British Columbia Mental Health and Addiction Services, Vancouver, Canada 4Adler School of Professional Psychology, Toronto, Canada Email: aliciaspidel@aim.com   Received July 1st, 2013; revised August 5th, 2013; accepted September 2nd, 2013   Copyright © 2013 Alicia Spidel et al. This is an open access article…

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Antisocial Personality Disorder: Neurophysiological mechanisms and distinct subtypes

Antisocial Personality Disorder: Neurophysiological mechanisms and distinct subtypes

  Authors: Sean McKinley, M.A.1 Christopher Patrick, Ph.D.2 Edelyn Verona, Ph.D.1 1 University of South Florida 2 Florida State University   Abstract Purpose of Review. The trait-oriented triarchic model of psychopathy emphasizes heterogeneity in mechanisms that give rise to antisocial behavior. We review findings from neurophysiological studies that provide evidence for distinct variants of antisocial personality involving different configurations of triarchic model traits – boldness, meanness and disinhibition. Recent Findings. High boldness is evident in some manifestations of ASPD, where…

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Comparing the Stability of Psychopathy Scores in Adolescents Versus Adults: How Often Is “Fledgling Psychopathy” Misdiagnosed?

Comparing the Stability of Psychopathy Scores in Adolescents Versus Adults: How Often Is “Fledgling Psychopathy” Misdiagnosed?

12/15/2015 Elizabeth Cauffman University of California, Irvine Jennifer Skeem University of California, Berkeley Julia Dmitrieva University of Denver Caitlin Cavanagh University of California, Berkeley Published article available: American Psychological Association Psychology, Public Policy, and Law 2016, Vol. 22, No. 1, 77–91 1076-8971/16/$12.00 http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/law0000078 Funded by: William T. Grant Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice. Corresponding Author: Elizabeth Cauffman, University of California, Irvine, 4306 Social and Behavioral Sciences, Irvine, CA 92697-7050; Email: cauffman@uci.edu  …

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A Rorschach Investigation of Psychopathy in a Sample of Incarcerated Females

A Rorschach Investigation of Psychopathy in a Sample of Incarcerated Females

Pacific University CommonKnowledge  School of Graduate Psychology                                                                                     College of Health Professions   7-24-2009   Sarah A. Baird Pacific University   Recommended Citation Baird, Sarah A. (2009). A Rorschach Investigation of Psychopathy in a Sample of Incarcerated Females (Doctoral dissertation, Pacific University). Retrieved from: http://commons.pacificu.edu/spp/83 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Health Professions at CommonKnowledge. It has been accepted for inclusion in School of Graduate Psychology by an authorized administrator of CommonKnowledge….

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Correlates of psychopathic personality traits in everyday life: results from a large community survey

Correlates of psychopathic personality traits in everyday life: results from a large community survey

Scott O. Lilienfeld,1,*Robert D. Latzman,2Ashley L. Watts,1Sarah F. Smith,1 and Kevin Dutton3 Author information ►Article notes ►Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Although the traits of psychopathic personality (psychopathy) have received extensive attention from researchers in forensic psychology, psychopathology, and personality psychology, the relations of these traits to aspects of everyday functioning are poorly understood. Using a large internet survey of members of the general population (N = 3388), we…

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