Neurological soft signs in antisocial men and relation with psychopathy

Abstract Neurological soft signs (NSS) were studied in some axis-I disorders like schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, alcohol and substance abuse disorder. Aim of this study is detection of neurological soft signs in antisocial personality disorder and relation of these s...

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Published in:Psychiatry research 2016-06, Vol.240, p.248-252
Main Authors: Demirel, Omer Faruk, Demirel, Aysegul, Kadak, Muhammed Tayyib, Emül, Murat, Duran, Alaattin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Antisocial personality disorder
Antisocial Personality Disorder - diagnosis
Antisocial Personality Disorder - psychology
Case-Control Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neurologic Examination
Neurological soft signs
Neuropsychological Tests
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychiatry
Psychopathy
Psychotic Disorders - diagnosis
Psychotic Disorders - psychology
Symptom Assessment
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Neurological soft signs (NSS) were studied in some axis-I disorders like schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, alcohol and substance abuse disorder. Aim of this study is detection of neurological soft signs in antisocial personality disorder and relation of these signs with psychopathy. The study was included 41 antisocial men and 41 healthy control subjects. Sociodemographic form, neurological evaluation scale and Hare psychopathy checklist was applied to the antisocial subjects, whereas sociodemographic form and neurological evaluation scale were applied to the controls. Antisocial men exhibited significiantly more NSS in total score and subgroups scales (p
ISSN:0165-1781
1872-7123
DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2016.04.094