Female Psychopathy and Mortality

Female Psychopathy and Mortality

The mortality of female psychopaths has scarcely been investigated. To estimate the association between psychopathy and mortality, data from subjects having been in forensic psychiatric assessments at Niuvanniemi Hospital during 1984-1993 were linked to the data from the National Death Registry. Six...

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Veröffentlicht in:Frontiers in psychiatry 2022-03, Vol.13, p.831410-831410
Hauptverfasser: Vaurio, Olli, Lähteenvuo, Markku, Kautiainen, Hannu, Repo-Tiihonen, Eila, Tiihonen, Jari
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
causes of death
forensic science
mortality
PCL-R
Psychiatry
psychopathy
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Zusammenfassung:The mortality of female psychopaths has scarcely been investigated. To estimate the association between psychopathy and mortality, data from subjects having been in forensic psychiatric assessments at Niuvanniemi Hospital during 1984-1993 were linked to the data from the National Death Registry. Sixteen psychopathic females scoring 25 points or higher in the PCL-R scale (psychopaths) were followed up for a median (IQR) 21 (17-25) years and 41 offenders scoring
ISSN:1664-0640
1664-0640
DOI:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.831410