Psychopathy traits explain variance shared between features of substance use disorders and violence
These findings build on the sparse literature to date on the role of psychopathy traits on relationships between features of substance use disorders and violence. Given that the observed connection between substance dependence symptoms and charges for violent offences is partly accounted for by individual differences in psychopathy traits, it follows that effective treatment for those traits may be useful, perhaps essential to reducing links between features of some substance use disorders and violent offending.
Authors
- William J. McGarrigle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5938-6815)
- Emily E. Graupman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9050-7603)
- Samuel Vincent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3597-6399)
- David S. Kosson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6193-0071)
Institutions
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health
- Published
- 2024-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.2353
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.28
Funders
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
- National Institute of Mental Health