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- Edens, JF, et al.
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Can the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality Be Used to Measure the Triarchic Model Constructs of Boldness, Meanness, and Disinhibition? A Scale Derivation Study
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of personality disorders. - : Guilford Publications. - 1943-2763 .- 0885-579X. ; 35:Supple C, s. 1-U149
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Can the components of the triarchic model of psychopathy (i.e., boldness, meanness, disinhibition) be operationalized using the item pool comprising the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality (CAPP) model? To address this question, the authors first derived CAPP-based triarchic scales using standard item-selection procedures and then examined the external correlates of these provisional scales in three archival data sets: (a) U.S. jail inmates administered the institutional rating scale version of the CAPP and (b and c) prototypicality ratings of the CAPP traits provided by Swedish forensic mental health professionals and U.S. probation officers. Although most research on triarchic constructs has relied exclusively on self-report inventories, the results suggest that the CAPP model can be reorganized to reflect boldness, meanness, and disinhibition and that its institutional rating scale items can effectively quantify these constructs using interview and file review data. Implications for future research on the measurement and assessment of psychopathic traits are discussed.
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- López-Romero, Laura, et al.
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Psychopathic Personality Configurations in Early Childhood : A Response to Dvoskin et al. (2022)
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Personality Disorders. - : Guilford Publications. - 0885-579X .- 1943-2763. ; 36:3, s. 254-263
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Dvoskin et al. (2022) offered a cautionary comment on an article published in the Journal of Personality Disorders (López-Romero et al., 2021). This comment was focused on the scientific and policy grounds of our study, and cautioned against the use of the "putative psychopathic personality" label for applied purposes. While we agree with most of their concerns and cautions, we aim to provide additional clarification on the raised concerns, noting that the purpose of our study is purely exploratory, and that its findings are not intended for applied purposes. We do expect that our study and this commentary will further clarify the importance of examining psychopathic personality from a developmental perspective, opening new ways of discussion regarding how to best conceptualize and study a construct that, while waiting for additional longitudinal research, has been shown as relevant in identifying a group of children and adolescents at increased risk for maladjustment.
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- López-Romero, Laura, et al.
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Studying Configurations of Psychopathic Traits : Exploring the Viability of Psychopathic Personality in Early Childhood
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Personality Disorders. - : Guilford Publications. - 0885-579X .- 1943-2763. ; 35, s. 97-U141
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The idea that very young children can manifest a constellation of personality traits that looks like psychopathy has rarely been explored. To fill this void, data from 2,247 children, aged 3-6 years (M = 4.25; SD = 0.91), from the Estudio Longitudinal para una Infancia Saludable (ELISA) were utilized. Parents and teachers completed questionnaires at baseline and at 1-year follow-up. Using three parent-rated psychopathy dimensions as indicators, the authors conducted latent profile analysis and arrived at five latent classes: Control (39.2%), Impulsive-Need for Stimulation (34.8%), Grandiose-Deceitful (16.5%), Callous-Unemotional (6.2%), and Putative Psychopathic Personality (PP, 3.3%). Children in the PP class, overall, engaged in higher levels of concurrent, future, and stable conduct problems and reactive and proactive aggression, and lower levels of prosocial behavior, as rated by parents or teachers. Findings also revealed meaningful differences between the remaining four classes. Person-oriented analyses seem to offer a fruitful avenue to identify 3- to 6-year-olds who exhibit a putative psychopathic personality and are at risk for future maladjustment.
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- Sand, Peter, et al.
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Psychiatrists' Perspectives on Prescription Decisions for Patients With Personality Disorders.
- 2024
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Ingår i: Journal of personality disorders. - 1943-2763. ; 38:3, s. 225-240
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- There is currently insufficient evidence for the use of a specific pharmacological treatment for personality disorders (PD). The research literature lacks a systematic exploration of clinicians' experiences of pharmacological treatment of PD. The aim of the qualitative study was to examine how psychiatrists make decisions about pharmacological treatment for patients with PD. The interviews were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. The results showed that ambiguous guidelines had the effect that the psychiatrists often relied on their own experience, or that of their colleagues. As a basis for decisions concerning drug treatment, an interpersonal component was also identified. Some of the psychiatrists in the current study argued that medications may be part of the alliance-building with the patient and that medications were a way of tying the patient to the clinic. Our findings show that it is important to work on how the clinical guidelines should be implemented in practice.
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- Wetterborg, Dan, et al.
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Men With Borderline Personality Disorder and Antisocial Behavior : A Clinical Trial
- 2020
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Ingår i: Journal of Personality Disorders. - : GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS INC. - 0885-579X .- 1943-2763. ; 34:1, s. 22-39
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In addition to suicidal behaviors, men with borderline personality disorder (BPD) often display antisocial behavior that could impair contacts with mental health services. While research has established effective treatments for women with BPD, this is not yet the case for men. The authors evaluated 12 months of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for 30 men with BPD and antisocial behavior, using a within-group design with repeated measurements. The authors found moderate to strong, statistically significant pre-to posttreatment reductions of several dysfunctional behaviors, including self-harm, verbal and physical aggression, and criminal offending (rate ratios 0.17-0.39). Symptoms of BPD and depression were also substantially decreased. The dropout rate was 30%, and completing participants reported high satisfaction with treatment and maintained their improvements at 1-year follow-up. The authors conclude that DBT could be an effective treatment alternative for men with BPD and antisocial behavior, and it merits future studies with more rigorous design.
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