Citation

Rogers RY, Johansen J, Chang JJ, Salekin RT. J. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law 1997; 25(3): 261-271.

Affiliation

Dept. of Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton 76203-1280, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Publisher American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9323653

Abstract

Psychopathy is an important clinical construct in the evaluation and treatment of adolescent offenders. In this study, predictors of adolescent psychopathy are explored in 81 adolescents from a residential treatment program for dually diagnosed offenders. The number of aggressive conduct disorder symptoms and total rate (number x frequency of symptoms) of deceit/theft symptoms are predictive of adolescent psychopathy. Although age of onset for conduct disorder symptoms is associated with psychopathy, its interpretation appears to be confounded by gender and ethnicity correlates. Unexpectedly, adolescent psychopathy was only modestly associated with institutional infractions. Past research and current findings are summarized with reference to their forensic implications.

Language: en