title: Disentangling possible effects of childhood physical abuse on gray matter changes in violent offenders with psychopathy.
abstract: Violent offenders with psychopathy present a lifelong pattern of callousness and aggression and fail to benefit from rehabilitation programs. This study presents the first, albeit preliminary, evidence suggesting that some of the structural brain anomalies distinguishing violent offenders with psychopathy may result from physical abuse in childhood.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Research Imaging Centre, 250 College Street, Room B26, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 1R8. Electronic address: nathan.kolla@mail.utoronto.ca.
authors.forename: Nathan J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Kolla
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Research Imaging Centre, 250 College Street, Room B26, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 1R8.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Research Imaging Centre, 250 College Street, Room B26, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 1R8.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Attard
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Research Imaging Centre, 250 College Street, Room B26, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 1R8.
authors.forename: Nigel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Blackwood
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Research Imaging Centre, 250 College Street, Room B26, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 1R8.
authors.forename: Sheilagh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hodgins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011330:Prisons; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011599:Psychopathology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Childhood physical abuse; Psychopathy; Structural magnetic resonance imaging