Cavum septum pellucidum and psychopathy

2013 ◽  
Vol 203 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Päivi Toivonen ◽  
Mervi Könönen ◽  
Eini Niskanen ◽  
Olli Vaurio ◽  
Eila Repo-Tiihonen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽  
Unique Feature ◽  
Violent Offenders ◽  
Septum Pellucidum ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Cavum Septum Pellucidum

SummaryThe presence of cavum septum pellucidum (CSP) has been reported to be a neurodevelopmental marker of psychopathy. We scanned 26 violent offenders and 25 controls; 2 offenders and 2 controls had CSP (8% in both groups). Thus, the presence of CSP is not a common or a unique feature of antisocial personality disorder or psychopathy.

scholarly journals Neurodevelopmental marker for limbic maldevelopment in antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy

2010 ◽  
Vol 197 (3) ◽  
pp. 186-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Raine ◽  
Lydia Lee ◽  
Yaling Yang ◽  
Patrick Colletti
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Septum Pellucidum ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Criminal Offending ◽  
Cavum Septum Pellucidum ◽  
Brain Abnormality ◽  
Psychiatric Conditions ◽  
Prior Trauma

BackgroundAntisocial personality disorder and psychopathy have been hypothesised to have a neurodevelopmental basis, but this proposition has not been formally tested.AimsThis study tests the hypothesis that individuals with cavum septum pellucidum (CSP), a marker of limbic neural maldevelopment, will show higher levels of psychopathy and antisocial personality.MethodCavum septum pellucidum was assessed using anatomical magnetic resonance imaging in a community sample. Those with CSP (n = 19) were compared with those lacking CSP (n = 68) on antisocial personality, psychopathy and criminal offending.ResultsThose with CSP had significantly higher levels of antisocial personality, psychopathy, arrests and convictions compared with controls. The pervasiveness of this association was indicated by the fact that those lacking a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder, but who were charged or convicted for an offence, had a more extensive CSP than non-antisocial controls. Results could not be attributed to prior trauma exposure, head injury, demographic factors or comorbid psychiatric conditions.ConclusionsOur findings appear to be the first to provide evidence for a neurodevelopmental brain abnormality in those with antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy, and support the hypothesis that early maldevelopment of limbic and septal structures predisposes to the spectrum of antisocial behaviours.

scholarly journals Cool and Hot Executive Function Impairments in Violent Offenders with Antisocial Personality Disorder with and without Psychopathy

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. e65566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephane A. De Brito ◽  
Essi Viding ◽  
Veena Kumari ◽  
Nigel Blackwood ◽  
Sheilagh Hodgins
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽  
Violent Offenders ◽  
Antisocial Personality

Sleep among Habitually Violent Offenders with Antisocial Personality Disorder

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 198-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Lindberg ◽  
Pekka Tani ◽  
Björn Appelberg ◽  
Dag Stenberg ◽  
Hannu Naukkarinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽  
Violent Offenders ◽  
Antisocial Personality
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