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Editorial
. 2012 Mar;200(3):175-6.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.092072.

Psychopathy in childhood: is it a meaningful diagnosis?

Michael Rutter
Editorial

Psychopathy in childhood: is it a meaningful diagnosis?

Michael Rutter. Br J Psychiatry. 2012 Mar.

Abstract

Psychopathy is not included in either of the main classification systems (ICD-10 or DSM-IV). Research has now extended the concept of psychopathy to childhood and has produced evidence that it is meaningfully distinct from antisocial behaviour. It is proposed that psychopathy should be accepted as a meaningful diagnosis in childhood.

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