Psychopathic traits in adolescence: A review

Currently, and throughout the history of mental healthcare, the literature highlights that there is no agreement on the use of the terms “antisocial personality disorder” and “psychopathic personality”. This paper aims to promote a debate over these concepts and their evaluation for both adults and...

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Autores: RONCHETTI, Ramiro, GAUER, Gabriel José Chittó, VASCONCELLOS, Sílvio, SILVA, Leonardo Machado da, LUHRING, Guinter, RUBIN, Aline, MARTINES, Alice
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)
Repositorio:Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/8427
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/8427
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adolescent
Antisocial personality disorder
Psychopathy
Adolescência
Tratamento da personalidade antisocial
Psicopatia
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Sumario:Currently, and throughout the history of mental healthcare, the literature highlights that there is no agreement on the use of the terms “antisocial personality disorder” and “psychopathic personality”. This paper aims to promote a debate over these concepts and their evaluation for both adults and adolescents. With this aim, a systematic review was conducted in the MedLine data base between 1968 and March 2011 using the terms “adolescent”, “antisocial personality disorder”, and “personality assessment”. From the 59 identified articles 29 were selected to further analysis. The discussion of these terms was confirmed, as well as the importance of assessing psychopathic traits during adolescence. An initial tendency to disregard the term psychopathy and its affective implications was evidenced. However, the latest psychological instruments return to the discussion regarding the use of this diagnosis and its implications