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| Research article summary (published 30 Jul 2002): |
Utilization of emotion cues in male and female offenders with antisocial personality disorder: results from a lexical decision task.
Full Abstract
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) diagnoses have demonstrated good reliability and validity in male offenders. However, there is a paucity of research assessing utilization of emotion cues in ASPD individuals and the extent to which correlates of ASPD in males generalize to females. This investigation examined emotion utilization in incarcerated men and women with and without ASPD using a lexical decision task with emotional and neutral words. The performance of male offenders with ASPD was similar to that of male controls, whereas women with ASPD demonstrated greater emotional facilitation than female controls. Moreover, the number of violent crimes committed by female inmates with ASPD was related to emotion facilitation, suggesting a link between their sensitivity to emotion cues and antisocial behavior.
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Author information
Author/s: Lorenz, Amanda R (AR); Newman, Joseph P (JP);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706, USA.
Grants: MH 53041 (Agency:United States NIMH)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Journal: Journal of abnormal psychology (J Abnorm Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Aug; vol 111 (issue 3) : pp 513-6
Dates: Created 2002/08/01; Completed 2002/10/10; Revised 2007/11/14;
PMID: 12150427, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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