title: Psychopathy: assessment and forensic implications.
abstract: Psychopathy is commonly viewed as a personality disorder defined by a cluster of interpersonal, affective, lifestyle, and antisocial traits and behaviours, including grandiosity, egocentricity, deceptiveness, shallow emotions, lack of empathy or remorse, irresponsibility, impulsivity, and a tendency to violate social norms. In our article, we outline standard methods for the assessment of psychopathy, its association with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), and its implications for clinical and forensic issues, including crime and violence, risk assessment, and treatment options.
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia. craig.neumann@unt.edu
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Hare
authors.forename: Craig S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Neumann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003415:Crime / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D004644:Emotions; D004645:Empathy; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011379:Prognosis; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014754:Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology