Antisocial traits in psychiatrically ill veterans without antisocial personality disorder: relationship to Axis I disorders and effects on functioning

1997 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Reich
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Axis I Disorders ◽  
Axis I

The neuropsychology of antisocial personality disorder

2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 417-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
MAIREAD DOLAN ◽  
ISABELLE PARK
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽  
Visual Memory ◽  
Neuropsychological Test ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Dorsolateral Prefrontal ◽  
Control Comparison ◽  
Comparison Groups ◽  
Axis I

Background. The literature on executive function in antisocial populations is unclear due to variation in diagnostic criteria and variation in the inclusion of healthy control comparison groups. Some studies suggest prototypical psychopathy is associated with specific deficits in ventromedial prefrontal (VMPFC) function rather than dorsolateral prefrontal (DLPFC). Meta-analytical studies, however, suggest that antisocial personality disorder may be associated with a broader range of executive deficits. This study assessed DLPFC and VMPFC function in antisocial personality disorder subjects and controls using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) and a Go/NoGo task respectively.Methods. All subjects were screened for Axis I pathology, substance misuse and prescribed medication. The performance of 29 subjects with antisocial personality disorder DSM-IV and 20 male right-handed controls (matched for age and IQ) on the neuropsychological test battery was compared.Results. Subjects with antisocial personality disorder displayed impairments on DLPFC executive function tasks of planning ability and set shifting. Impairments were also seen in VMPFC Go/NoGo tasks and in visual memory tasks.Conclusions. Antisocial personality disorder is associated with a broad range of deficits in DLPFC and VMPFC function. Future studies need to examine relationships between the interpersonal and behavioural components of antisocial personality disorder and neuropsychological function.

scholarly journals Serial Murder of Four Victims, of Both Genders and Different Ethnicities, by an Ordained Baptist Minister

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Reavis
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽  
African American Male ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Sexual Sadism ◽  
Axis Ii ◽  
Axis I Disorders ◽  
Axis I ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Psychiatric State

A case of a 61-year-old African-American male who sexually assaulted and murdered four individuals, of different ethnicities and both genders, is reported. The subject additionally engaged in sexual activity with each victim postmortem. Each murder is reviewed in detail, and the subjective state of the offender during the murders is commented upon. Psychological test data are reviewed. The subject met criteria for several Axis I disorders, including Bipolar I Disorder, Pedophilia, and Sexual Sadism, and met criteria for Axis II diagnoses of Narcissistic and Antisocial Personality disorder. He was additionally classified as a Psychopath, which, in combination with his Sexual Sadism, general psychiatric state, and exquisite sensitivity to humiliation, led to his decision to murder.

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