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Volume 9, suplement 2

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Cerebral determinants of antisocial personality disorder in the context of forensic psychological expertise

BEATA PASTWA-WOJCIECHOWSKA1, Krzysztof Jodzio1
1. Instytutu Psychologii Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego
Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii, 2000, 9, suplement 2(10), 263-270
Keywords: personality disorders, cerebral determinants, forensic psychiatry

Abstract

The authors discuss the cerebralmechanisms underlying development of antisocialpersonality disorder. They review the role of severaldifferent pathogenic factors such as locationof brain lesions, aetiology and neurophysiologicalsigns. The significance of neuroimaging and thesearch for neurophysiological measures of cognitivedisorder in psychopaths are discussed. Thereasons for terminological and theoretical inconsistenciesare explained and suggestions for furtherresearch are given.

Address for correspondence:
Dr Beata Pastwa-Wojciechowska, Instytut Psychologii Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego,
ul. Pomorska 68, 80-343 Gdańsk