Evidence Of Treatment Progress And Therapeutic Outcomes Among Adolescents With Psychopathic Features  

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Caldwell, Michael F. ; McCormick, David J. ; Umstead, Deborah ; Rybroek, Gregory J. van

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Criminal Justice and Behavior vol. 34 no. 5 (May 2008), page 573-587.
Topik: psychopathy; adolescent; treatment; violence; PCL:YV; recidivism
Fulltext: 573.pdf (139.19KB)

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This study examined the relation between psychopathic features and treatment progress in a group of 86 delinquent boys. On admission to a specialized intensive treatment program, Psychopathic Checklist:Youth Version (PCL:YV) scores were computed and subsequently compared with treatment progress. Treatment progress was measured using a series of daily behavior rating scales and with a measure of institutional misconducts that required security intervention. The results found significant improvement in behavioral and security measures with treatment. PCL:YV scores did not interact with treatment progress. Regression analysis showed that initial, but not final, behavioral and security levels were predicted by PCL:YVscores. The final scores were predicted only by the duration of treatment. Furthermore, violent recidivism during a 4-year follow-up was predicted by final behavioral scores but not initial PCL:YV scores.

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