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March 3, 2008Psychopaths: What Were they Like as Children? |
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From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: How did psychopaths develop? Were there signs of the disorder when they were children? If so, could those factors have been mitigated, making it possible for them to grow up to live normal, healthy lives? Beginning with the question of whether psychopathy is a stable disorder throughout life, the researchers attempted to trace its development back to its roots. In studying it over time, they found that child/adolescent psychopathy looks quite similar to the adult version but there did seem to be some areas of instability in the young version that could provide hope to those hoping to mitigate it before it's too late. "By conducting such investigations, possible points of intervention can be pinpointed in an effort to prevent early psychopathic characteristics in youth from leading to persistent deviant behaviors that have severe implications for the individual and society," write guest editors, Randall T. Salekin and John E Lochman in the introduction. "Although considerable work remains to be done, this special issue serves as a starting point, providing the groundwork for future research in this area." SAGE is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, and professional markets. Criminal Justice and Behavior, the monthly official publication of the American Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology (AACFP), publishes timely, well-conceived, and lively scholarship, advancing the knowledge and expertise of those involved in forensic and correctional psychology and helping them to develop successful programs based on sound and informative theoretical and research foundations.
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