NCJ Number
115016
Journal
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 32 Issue: 3 Dated: (December 1988) Pages: 185-199
Date Published
1988
Length
14 pages
Annotation
The controversial Criminal Personality described by Yochelson and Samenow is diagnosed by DSM-III-R criteria as suffering from four personality disorders: Antisocial, narcissistic, borderline and histrionic.
Abstract
Additionally, the Criminal Personality meets most criteria of the Cleckley psychopath, the Kernberg psychopath, and the DSM-II antisocial personality disorder. The congruence of the Criminal Personality with other criminal typologies provides modest validity to the construct. The interrelationship of the DSM-III-R quadruple diagnoses implies a shared pathogenesis of these disorders. The clinical and research implications of differentiating between subtypes of antisocial personality based upon multiple Axis II diagnoses are discussed. (Author abstract)