title: Early traumatic events in psychopaths.
abstract: The relationship between diverse early traumatic events and psychopathy was studied in 194 male inmates. Criminal history transcripts were revised, and clinical interviews were conducted to determine the level of psychopathy using the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) Form, and the Early Trauma Inventory was applied to assess the incidence of abuse before 18 years of age. Psychopathic inmates presented a higher victimization level and were more exposed to certain types of intended abuse than sociopathic inmates, while the sum of events and emotional abuse were associated with the PCL-R score. Our studies support the influence of early adverse events in the development of psychopathic offenders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropsychology & Psychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Av. Universidad 3004, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico.
authors.forename: Karina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Borja
authors.forename: Feggy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ostrosky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012931:Social Environment; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: emotional and sexual abuse; forensic science; inmates; physical; psychopathy; stressful events