PubMed · 1997 · 65 citations · 1 references
Social SciencesCriminologyPsychologyForensic PsychiatryForensic PsychologySubstance Use DisordersAdolescent PsychopathologyCorrectional PsychiatryCorrectional PsychologyDrug Offenses Involving MinorsJuvenile DelinquencyAlcohol Use HistoryCriminal PsychologyIncarcerated PopulationsJuvenile PsychopathologyPsychopathy In AdolescentsPsychopathy In YouthSubstance Use DelinquencySubstance Use In Adolescence
Previous research with incarcerated adult male offenders yielded correlations of .28 to .40 between measures of substance abuse and psychopathic characteristics. This comorbidity was replicated in 40 incarcerated adolescent male offenders. Drug and alcohol use was significantly correlated with the behavioral characteristics of psychopathy (r = .48 and .41, respectively).
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