Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10305680 Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging 2014 4 Pages PDF
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Violent offenders with psychopathy present a lifelong pattern of callousness and aggression and fail to benefit from rehabilitation programs. This study presents the first, albeit preliminary, evidence suggesting that some of the structural brain anomalies distinguishing violent offenders with psychopathy may result from physical abuse in childhood.
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Disentangling possible effects of childhood physical abuse on gray matter changes in violent offenders with psychopathy
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