UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of PsychiatryDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2008-06-01Keywords
Antisocial Personality DisorderViolence
Juvenile Delinquency
Mental Disorders
Adolescent
Forensic Psychiatry
Health Services Research
Mental and Social Health
Psychiatric and Mental Health
Psychiatry
Psychiatry and Psychology
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Interest in psychopathic traits and their potential applicability to youths appears to be increasing precipitously in the social sciences. Although research on the causes, correlates, and course of traits that appear phenotypically similar to adult psychopathy potentially may inform clinical and legal decision making for youths some day, there are numerous problems with taking measures of these putative traits “outside the lab” at present. This article highlights several unresolved questions regarding juvenile psychopathy that seriously limit its applied utility in clinical and forensic decision making. Examiners who plan to use instruments intended to measure this construct among youths are advised to be familiar with these limitations and their implications for practice.Source
Edens, J. F. & Vincent, G. M. (2008). Juvenile Psychopathy: A Clinical Construct in Need of Restraint?. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 8(2), 186-197. doi:10.1080/15228930801964042DOI
10.1080/15228930801964042Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/45261ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/15228930801964042