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The prevalence of personality disorders in Portuguese male prison inmates: Implications for penitentiary treatment

The prevalence of personality disorders in Portuguese male prison inmates: Implications for penitentiary treatment

    Análise Psicológica (2015), 3 (XXXIII): 279-290                                                                                                                                                                                        doi: 10.14417/ap.975 Nélio Brazão* / Carolina da Motta* / Daniel Rijo* / José Pinto-Gouveia* * CINEICC – Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra Submissão: 05/11/2014                                                                                                  Aceitação: 28/04/2015   Prison inmates are known to be a population with a high prevalence of mental disorders. Most of these disorders are chronic and difficult to treat, particularly in what…

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The role of antisocial and borderline personality features in substance dependence among incarcerated females

The role of antisocial and borderline personality features in substance dependence among incarcerated females

    Addictive Behaviors 32 (2007) 1131 – 1145   Alexander L. Chapman a,⁎, Tony  Cellucci b a Department of Psychology (RCB 5246), Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6 b Department of Psychology, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83201-8112,  USA ⁎  Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 604 268 6932; fax: +1 604 291 3427. E-mail address: alchapma@sfu.ca (A.L. Chapman). 0306-4603/$ – see front matter © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.08.001   Abstract This study…

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Ethical Considerations in Treatment of Personality Dysfunction: Using Evidence, Principles, and Clinical Judgment

Ethical Considerations in Treatment of Personality Dysfunction: Using Evidence, Principles, and Clinical Judgment

    Jeffrey  J. Magnavita Independent practice, Glastonbury, CT Kenneth  N. Levy Pennsylvania  State University       Kenneth  L. Critchfield University of Utah Neuropsychiatric  Institute Jay  L. Lebow The Family Institute at  Northwestern   JEFFREY J. MAGNAVITA received his PhD from the University of Con- necticut. He maintains an independent practice in Glastonbury, CT, and is an affiliate medical staff member at Hartford Hospital and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. His areas of professional interests include unified clinical science and…

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The role of impulsivity in antisocial and violent behaviour and personality disorders among incarcerated women.

The role of impulsivity in antisocial and violent behaviour and personality disorders among incarcerated women.

  IRINA KOMAROVSKAYA ANN BOOKER LOPER JANET WARREN University of Virginia This study investigated the relationships among impulsivity, antisocial and violent behavior, and personality disorders in 590 female inmates of a maximum-security female prison. Measures included the Barratt Impulsivity Scale, Prison Violence Inventory, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Personality Disorders Screening Questionnaire, numbers of institutional infractions recorded in inmate files, and violent versus nonviolent offending. Results showed that impulsivity was associated with personality psychopathology and aggressive and antisocial behavior. In…

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