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Differences between psychopathy and other personality disorders: evidence from neuroimaging. (2011)

“ICD-1O and DSM-IV-TR diagnostic guidelines do not list psychopathy as a distinct psychiatric entity. However, there are significant overlaps between psychopathy and DSM-IV-TR Cluster B personality disorders.

 

Sagari Sarkar (1), Ben S. Clark (2) & Quinton Deeley (3).

1. Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. 2. Springs Unit, Cygnet Hospital Harrow, London. 3. Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London.

ICD-1O and DSM-IV-TR diagnostic guidelines do not list psychopathy as a distinct psychiatric entity. However, there are significant overlaps between psychopathy and DSM-IV-TR Cluster B personality disorders. Neuroimaging studies implicate deficits in structure and function of frontal and limbic regions in this group of personality disorders, while highlighting both distinctions and overlaps between syndromes. Here, these data are reviewed and implications for diagnosis and clinical practice are discussed.

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment 2011; 17: 191-200.

View the paper here: Differences between psychopathy and other personality disorders: evidence from neuroimaging

 

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