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Psychiatrische Praxis · Jul 2015
[Impulsiveness Among Short-Term Prisoners with Antisocial Personality Disorder].
- Fabian U Lang, Stefanie Otte, Nenad Vasic, Markus Jäger, and Manuela Dudeck.
- Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie II der Universität Ulm, Bezirkskrankenhaus Günzburg.
- Psychiatr Prax. 2015 Jul 1; 42 (5): 274-7.
ObjectiveThe study aimed to investigate the correlation between impulsiveness and the antisocial personality disorder among short-term prisoners.MethodThe impulsiveness was diagnosed by the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS).ResultsShort-term prisoners with antisocial personality disorder scored significant higher marks on the BIS total scale than those without any personality disorder. In detail, they scored higher marks on each subscale regarding attentional, motor and nonplanning impulsiveness. Moderate and high effects were calculated.ConclusionIt is to be considered to regard impulsivity as a conceptual component of antisociality.© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
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