Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychopathy

465 Pages·2010·3.12 MB·English

by  Randall T. Salekin PhD

Handbook of
CHild and adolesCent PsyCHoPatHy

Handbook of
Child and adolescent
Psychopathy
edited by
Randall t. salekin
donald R. lynam
T G P
he uilford ress
new york london
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Handbook of child and adolescent psychopathy / edited by Randall T. Salekin,
Donald R. Lynam.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60623-682-6 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
1. Child psychopathology—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Salekin, Randall T.
II. Lynam, Donald R.
RJ499.3.H263 2010
618.92′89—dc22
2009051596
about the editors
Randall T. Salekin, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Psychology,
Director of the Disruptive Behavior Clinic, and Associate Director of the
Center for the Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems at the University of
Alabama. He has published in the areas of child and adolescent psychopathy
and conduct problems. Dr. Salekin is a recipient of the American Psychology–
Law Society’s Saleem Shah Award for early career excellence and contribu-
tions to the field of psychology and law. He serves on nine editorial boards,
is Editor of the Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, and
is Associate Editor of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
Donald R. Lynam, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Psychological
Sciences at Purdue University. He has published extensively in the areas
of adult and juvenile psychopathy, the development of antisocial behavior,
and the role of individual differences in deviance. Dr. Lynam is a recipient
of the American Psychological Association’s Distinguished Scientific Award
for Early Career Contribution to Psychology and is a Fellow of the Associa-
tion for Psychological Science. He formerly served as Associate Editor of the
Journal of Abnormal Psychology and Psychological Science.
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Contributors
Henrik Andershed, PhD, School of Law, Psychology, and Social Work,
Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
Rachel Baden, MA, Department of Psychology, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
R. James R. Blair, PhD, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda,
Maryland
Angela S. Book, PhD, Department of Psychology, Brock University,
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Caroline Boxmeyer, PhD, Center for the Prevention of Youth Behavior
Problems, Department of Psychology, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
David P. Farrington, PhD, Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University,
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Adelle E. Forth, PhD, Department of Psychology and Institute of Criminology
and Criminal Justice, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Paul J. Frick, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans,
New Orleans, Louisiana
Shabnam Javdani, MA, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois
at Urbana–Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
David S. Kosson, PhD, Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin
University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, Illinois
Julie S. Kotler, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Henrik Larsson, PhD, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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viii Contributors
John E. Lochman, PhD, ABPP, Center for the Prevention of Youth Behavior
Problems, Department of Psychology, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Donald R. Lynam, PhD, Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue
University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Robert J. McMahon, PhD, Department of Psychology, University
of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Christopher J. Patrick, PhD, Department of Psychology, Florida State
University, Tallahassee, Florida
Nicole P. Powell, PhD, Center for the Prevention of Youth Behavior
Problems, Department of Psychology, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Richard Rogers, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of North Texas,
Denton, Texas
Naomi Sadeh, MA, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois
at Urbana–Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Randall T. Salekin, PhD, Disruptive Behavior Clinic, Center for the Prevention
of Youth Behavior Problems, Department of Psychology, University
of Alabama
Kathrin Sevecke, MD, Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and
Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Simone Ullrich, PhD, Centre for Psychiatry, Barts and the London School
of Medicine and Dentistry, London, United Kingdom
Edelyn Verona, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois
at Urbana–Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Essi Viding, PhD, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University
College London, London, United Kingdom
Michael J. Vitacco, PhD, Mendota Mental Health Institute, Madison,
Wisconsin
Stuart F. White, MA, Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans,
New Orleans, Louisiana
Laura Young, MA, Department of Psychology, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Contents
1 Child and adolescent Psychopathy: an introduction 1
Randall T. Salekin and Donald R. Lynam
Part I. ClassIfICatIon and assessment
2 Conceptualizing the Psychopathic Personality: 15
disinhibited, bold, . . . or Just Plain mean?
Christopher J. Patrick
3 Historical Conceptions of Risk subtyping 49
among Children and adolescents
John E. Lochman, Nicole P. Powell, Caroline Boxmeyer,
Laura Young, and Rachel Baden
4 assessment of Child and adolescent Psychopathy 79
Julie S. Kotler and Robert J. McMahon
Part II. etIologICal theorIes
5 Genetics of Child and adolescent Psychopathy 113
Essi Viding and Henrik Larsson
6 Callous–Unemotional traits and their importance 135
to Causal models of severe antisocial behavior
in youth
Stuart F. White and Paul J. Frick
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