The role of fearless dominance in differentiating psychopathy from antisocial personality disorder: Comment on Marcus, Fulton, and Edens.

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Patrick ◽  
Noah C. Venables ◽  
Laura E. Drislane
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽  
Antisocial Personality

Intergenerational transmission of antisocial personality disorder: Maternal role and its declination

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S586-S586 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Di Giacomo ◽  
M. Clerici
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Intergenerational Transmission ◽  
Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Maternal Role ◽  
Environmental Implications ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Established Disease ◽  
Competing Interest

Antisocial personality disorder is a well-established disease which features space from cruelty to lack of empathy and remorse. Its etiology has been deeply analyzed both for genetic and environmental implications. The role of family context has been underlined throughout the whole psychopathology as an explanation to the etiological conflict between nature and nurture. Even if this conflict seems to be apparently solved, it is still possible to ponder about family implications in terms of causes and consequences. In the antisocial field, maternal role may offer interesting and surprising food for thought. Even if it is commonly believed an intergenerational transmission of aberrant behaviors, particularly in terms of learning behaviors and lack of empathy assimilation, it exists a side part of maternal pathological expression that may play a role in the intergenerational transmission and it is extremely difficult to be detected. Female declination of this disorder may be expressed also through somatic implications and complaints, leading to the hypothesis of a self-reflection of the lack of consideration for other's needs, which is distinctive. It is of extreme importance, particularly in terms of prevention, to consider and identify these connotations of the disorder to be able to try to interrupt the cycle of transmission through generations.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals ARE CHILDHOOD CRUELTY TO ANIMALS INDICATES AS MENTAL DISORDER?

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-72
Author(s):  
Risa Juliadilla ◽  
Nia Anggri Noveni
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Conduct Disorder ◽  
Character Education ◽  
Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Animal Cruelty ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Cruelty To Animals

Animal Cruelty regularly happened during childhood that indicates beyond cruelty to humans. Cruelty to animals distinguishes some steps: curiosity, exploration, imitates or even the aggressive act refers to animal cruelty. The ignorance toward these aggressive acts led to Conduct Disorder or even Antisocial Personality Disorder. Animal Cruelty reached an agreement as to the unethical act with intentional tortures, unintentionally suffering causes death. Cruelty is done on purpose and with intentional time. This research aims as a reference for animal cruelty in childhood by proposing some research summary in (1) Animal Cruelty framework, (2) Animal Cruelty relation among child abuse and domestic violence; (3) Developmental Psychology reference: Children aggressive acts toward animal; (4) animal cruelty and psychology disorder and (5) clinical pathway childhood cruelty to animals. The research conducts a literature review by describing a theory, discussion, and results from textbooks, articles, and journals. The researcher analyzed, compared the results taken from some literature, identifies the pros and cons, and proposing findings and discussions. In conclusion, animal cruelty defines as a crucial marker for mental health that relates to Conduct Disorder to Antisocial Personality Disorder. The role of adults is vital in minimizing children's acts for committing animal cruelty by nurturing empathy. Adults with its role particularly required during the early stages of a child's development when adults' affirmation related to behavioral aspects of morality is necessary for children. Furthermore, character education for children consider as broad topics that not only about the animals, but the most important thing is for animals when children would learn justice, and ethics to treat animals generously.   Keywords: Animal Cruelty, Childhood, Conduct Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder  

EEG Does Not Predict Response to Valproate Treatment of Aggression in Patients with Borderline and Antisocial Personality Disorders

2003 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy R. Reeves ◽  
Frederick A. Struve ◽  
Gloria Patrick
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Eeg Abnormalities

Previous investigations of the role of EEG in predicting response of aggressive patients to valproate therapy have yielded mixed results. In this study of borderline and antisocial personality disorder patients hospitalized with aggressive behavior, EEGs were obtained prior to treatment with valproate. Eight of 22 (36.4%) patients subsequently responsive to valproate had nonepileptiform EEG abnormalities, while 5 of 20 (25%) patients not responsive to valproate had nonepileptiform EEG abnormalities. Although more of the valproate responders than nonresponders had EEG abnormalities, the presence of nonepileptiform EEG abnormalities was not a statistically significant (X2 = 0.213, df = 1, p = 0.64) predictor of valproate response in personality disorder patients with aggression.

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