Psychopathic personality or personalities? Exploring potential variants of psychopathy and their implications for risk assessment

By J. Skeem, N. Poythress, J. Edens, S. Lilienfeld, Ellison M. Cale. 2003

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An Investigation of Primary and Secondary Psychopathy in a Statewide Sample of Incarcerated Youth (2009, background): “Nevertheless, Skeem et al. (2003) proposed that secondary psychopaths may benefit more from traditional therapy than primary psychopaths.”
Psychopathy versus psychopathies in classifying criminal offenders (2005, background): “In a detailed review of variants of psychopathy, Skeem, Poythress, Edens, Lilienfeld, and Cale (2003) identified only three cluster analytic studies of the PCL/PCL-R.”
Treatment of Psychopathy: A Review of Empirical Findings. (2006, background): “For example, even if one concluded that a dozen sessions of mental health service as usual (Skeem et al., 2002) had actually reduced psychopathic violence (Alternative Conclusion 1), one would be unable specify the operative elements of that treatment, which would necessitate following the…”
Empathy deficits and trait emotional intelligence in psychopathy and Machiavellianism (2009, result): “Mahmut, Homewood, & Stevenson, 2008), this is surprising, especially when research with non-clinical samples has found that despite lower base-rates, there is evidence for diverse expressions of psychopathic traits across the population ( Skeem, Poythress, Edens, Lilienfeld, & Cale, 2003 ).”
Treatment Response of Adolescent Offenders With Psychopathy Features (2006, result): “…appropriateness of applying the label of psychopathic to youth can be made, the present results contribute to the weight of evidence that those with features of psychopathy can respond to sufficient “doses” of appropriate treatment (Gretton et al., 2000; Salekin, 2002; Skeem et al., 2003).”
Is criminal behavior a central component of psychopathy? Conceptual directions for resolving the debate. (2010, background): “Measures of psychopathy that do not emphasize criminal behavior will probably manifest limited utility in predicting violent and other criminal behavior (e.g., Salekin, Brannen, Zalot, Leistico, & Neumann, 2006; Skeem et al., 2003).”
Psychopathy, Empathy, and Perspective -Taking Ability in a Community Sample: Implications for the Successful Psychopathy Concept (2006, background): “In recent years, researchers and clinicians alike have expressed the need for the exploration of psychopathy in community samples (DeMatteo, Heilbrun, & Marczyk, 2005; Hall & Benning, 2006; Salekin, Trobst, & Krioukova, 2001; Skeem, Poythress, Edens, Lilienfeld, & Cale, 2003; Widom, 1977) because ”
Victimization History and Posttraumatic Stress: An Analysis of Psychopathy Variants in Male Juvenile Offenders (2012, background): “These findings challenge the prevailing conceptualization of psychopathy as a unitary construct (see Karpman, 1955; Porter, 1996; Skeem et al., 2003) and call upon practitioners to adopt a nuanced approach when relying upon measures of psychopathy to make legal decisions about youth (i.e., transfer…”
Can callous-unemotional traits enhance the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of serious conduct problems in children and adolescents? A comprehensive review. (2014, neutral): “T hi s ar tic le is in te nd ed so le ly fo r th e pe rs on al us e of th e in di vi du al us er an d is no t to be di ss em in at ed br oa dl y. Skeem et al., 2003).”