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The Diagnosis of Psychopathy by Forensic Specialists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

William Davies  and
Philip Feldman
William Davies
Affiliation:
HM Prison, Winson Green Road, Birmingham, 18
Philip Feldman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT
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Summary

Thirty-four forensic specialists from the Prison Service and elsewhere rated 22 alleged signs of psychopathy in order of importance. Only two respondents did not view psychopathy as a clinical entity. The remainder recognized a large number of diagnostic signs, though with much disagreement about the exact importance of each.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 138 , Issue 4 , April 1981 , pp. 329 - 331
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1981 

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