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Juvenile Psychopathy: A Clinical Construct in Need of Restraint?

dc.contributor.authorVincent, Gina M.
dc.contributor.authorEdens, John F.
dc.date2022-08-11T08:10:23.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T17:07:07Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T17:07:07Z
dc.date.issued2008-06-01
dc.date.submitted2011-01-31
dc.identifier.citationEdens, 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:10.1080/15228930801964042
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/15228930801964042
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/45261
dc.description.abstractInterest 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.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15228930801964042
dc.subjectAntisocial Personality Disorder
dc.subjectViolence
dc.subjectJuvenile Delinquency
dc.subjectMental Disorders
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectForensic Psychiatry
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.subjectMental and Social Health
dc.subjectPsychiatric and Mental Health
dc.subjectPsychiatry
dc.subjectPsychiatry and Psychology
dc.titleJuvenile Psychopathy: A Clinical Construct in Need of Restraint?
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleJournal of Forensic Psychology Practice
dc.source.volume8
dc.source.issue2
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_cmhsr/361
dc.identifier.contextkey1753593
html.description.abstract<p>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.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathpsych_cmhsr/361
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Psychiatry
dc.source.pages186-197


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