He was referring, of course, to psychopaths (subjects with the Antisocial Personality Disorder). Across the ocean, in the United States, Benjamin Rush made similar observations.
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The history of the origins of antisocial personality disorder are closely related to the history of psychopathy - see history of...
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Antisocial personality disorder (DSM-IV code 301.7): a pervasive disregard .... G E (1993) European views on personality disorders: a conceptual history.
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Examples of Antisocial Personality Disorder and Style Clinically, we distinguish between an Antisocial Personality Style and Antisocial Personality Disorder. People with Antisocial Personality Style show some of the characteristics, but those with the Disorder show more or all of them, and show them in a more severe form...
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Individuals with an Antisocial Personality Disorder show a lack of concern toward the expectations and rules of society and usually frequently become involved in at least minor violations of the rules of society and the rights of others. History also reveals significant impairment in social, marital,
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Relationship of family history, antisocial personality disorder and personality traits in young men at risk for alcoholism. Relationship of family history, antisocial personality disorder and personality traits in ...Relationship of family history, antisocial personality disorder and personality traits in young men at...
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The difference is that the diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder requires an adolescent history of delinquency (Conduct Disorder);
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Antisocial Personality Disorder: Lack of regard for the moral or legal standards in the local culture, marked inability to get along with others or abide by societal rules. Sometimes called psychopaths or sociopaths. History of Mental Health ~ A history of mental health from 1188 A.D. until 2005 A.D.
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My comment was based on the assumption that the report had used antisocial personality as a synonym for antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), a category listed in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) and applicable to the majority of criminals.
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Although the data suggest that family history of antisocial personality disorder accounts for less than 5% of the variance in 5-HIAA levels in newborns, there are potential sources of error, including ascertainment of antisocial personality disorder by family history, reliability of the CSF sampling method,
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